black comedy

English

Noun

black comedy (countable and uncountable, plural black comedies)

1. Synonym of black humor
2. A dramatic work that uses black humor.
   • 2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     A performance like Nicolas Cage’s gonzo turn in the brilliant 1989 black comedy Vampire’s Kiss—and this is true of many Nicolas Cage performances—raises the question of what good acting really means.

Translations

a dramatic work that uses black humor

• Czech: černá komedie
• Korean: 블랙 코미디 (beullaek komidi)
• Maori: pukuhohe mōkinokino