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black humourHumour based on the grotesque, morbid, or macabre. It is often an element of satire. A classic example is Irish writer Jonathan Swift's ‘A Modest Proposal’ (1729), in which he argues that eating Irish children would help to alleviate Ireland's poverty. 20th-century examples can be found in the works of Samuel Beckett, the routines of the US comic Lenny Bruce, the work of US film-maker Quentin Tarantino, and the drawings of the English caricaturist Gerald Scarfe. It is also an important element of Theatre of the Absurd. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are moments of black comedy, but not nearly enough to leaven the show's overall grim tone nor to lighten its murky visual palate. Author Max Barry has crafted a wonderfully funny black comedy about the cut-throat world of corporate management that is the stuff of white-collar nightmares and big box office movies. Now, two years after starting her own production company, Curtis is testing her skills with the August premiere of her first project, The Chumscrubber, a suburban black comedy written and directed by newcomer Arie Posin. |
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