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.
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Filmed in Malta and Gozo, the series also stars Leila Farzad and Hugh Skinner, whose performances lean further into the show's dark comedy.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
But then she was asked to assist Argentine actor Griselda Siciliani during the promotional campaign for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2022 dark comedy “Bardo.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
A dark comedy is only as successful as its bleakest jokes.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
In Madeline Cash’s dark comedy, a married couple’s new arrangement has unpredictable effects on their three children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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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