dark comedy
Americannoun
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a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
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a comedy based on problems of a personal or social nature.
Example Sentences
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It’s lovely to see our own stress about mortality memorialized onscreen, especially in a dark comedy with showstopping production values.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
McConaughey stepped away from movies after Guy Ritchie's 2019 dark comedy "The Gentlemen," turning his focus to writing his memoir "Greenlights."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Like Doherty, Aimee Lou Wood is up for both best actress and best supporting actress - for BBC Three comedy-drama Film Club and HBO/Sky dark comedy The White Lotus respectively.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Bernard previously appeared in Broadway’s “Cult of Love,” which she described as a dark comedy that was both very brutal and very funny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Her diary entry the next day makes her teamwork with Dina—whom Zhenya adored—sound like a kind of dark comedy duo.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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