dark comedy

American  

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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Example Sentences

That led to what Ms Whitson described as a dark comedy, of family members looking around the centre to see if anything could work.

From BBC

All this might seem dark comedy to some or, at best, a very rough kind of justice for the performance of our national news media in the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t forget the recently completed fifth season of the spy caper “Slow Horses,” which leaned more into dark comedy and may have been its best and most well-balanced season yet.

From MarketWatch

But finding yourself in a bind necessitates clever solutions, and Park’s already dark comedy turns jet-black as the director reveals that stress can beget new talents.

From Salon

“Severance,” Apple TV+’s sci-fi workplace dark comedy, was the top nominee, earning 27 total nominations.

From Los Angeles Times