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dark comedy

 
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–noun
1. a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
2. a comedy based on problems of a personal or social nature.
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dark comedy  
n.  

  1. A comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements, especially one in which a character suffers an irreparable loss.

  2. A comedy characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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