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Black comedy
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Black´ com`e`dy    (blăk´ kǒm`ĕd`ŷ)
n.1.(Drama) a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque situations as a major element of the plot.
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Noun1.black comedy - comedy that uses black humor
comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending


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ABANDONING his trademark quirky black comedies, Irish director Paddy Breathnach tries his hand at a modern day horror with a strong anti-drugs message.
She began her career in Coventry by founding the acclaimed Snarling Beasties Theatre Company, and her black comedies have proved hits all over the country.
Director of black comedies such as Eating Raoul and Death Race 2000, Bartel also appeared in the 1998 film Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss.
 
 
 
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