black comedy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black comedy
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Celebrate Labor Day with a new tradition: Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley’s 2018 film starring LaKeith Stanfield, is a rollicking sci-fi black comedy about a dystopian workplace.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her latest black comedy takes the viewer on a tour of Vienna's Baroque architecture and cobbled streets, as well into the provinces of the Habsburg Empire.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Indeed, this isn’t a documentary — a black comedy, perhaps?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
Ms. Cash attends to the family crises with a winning mixture of black comedy and innocent sweetness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
The head-slapping stupidity of the situation could only be viewed as black comedy.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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