dark comedy — noun a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements • Hypernyms: ↑comedy * * * dark comedy, 1. = black humor. (Cf. ↑black humor) 2. = black comedy. (Cf. ↑black comedy) … Useful english dictionary
dark comedy — see black comedy … Glossary of cinematic terms
Comedy film — is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences. The comedy genre humorously exaggerate … Wikipedia
Comedy genres — Comedy may be divided into multiple genres based on the source of humour, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered.These classifications overlap, and most comedians can fit into multiple genres. For example, deadpan comics … Wikipedia
Comedy-drama — (dramedy[1] or seriocomedy) is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.[2][3] Contents 1 History … Wikipedia
Black comedy (disambiguation) — Black comedy refers to a genre of comedy that deals humorously with serious or disturbing subject matter.It may also refer to:*U.S. film and TV comedy featuring characters of African ethnicity, including: ** Blaxploitation ** Black sitcom * Black … Wikipedia
Black comedy — This article is about the genre. For situation comedies featuring a predominantly African American cast, see Black sitcom. For the play by Peter Shaffer, see Black Comedy (Play). Black Humor redirects here. For the Spanish film, see Black Humor… … Wikipedia
black — blackish, adj. blackishly, adv. blackishness, n. /blak/, adj., blacker, blackest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in … Universalium
black — off black [[t]blæk[/t]] adj. black•er, black•est, 1) lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it 2) characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night[/ex] 3) pan (sometimes cap … From formal English to slang
comedy — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Thalia, agile wit, arlequinade, black comedy, black humor, bladder, broad comedy, burlesque, burletta, camp, cap and bells, caricature, comedie bouffe, comedie larmoyante, comedie rosse, comedietta, comedy… … Moby Thesaurus
