A LOOK AT BLACK OR DARK COMEDY… AKA GALLOWS HUMOR FILMS. (In the Entertainment industry.)

Hopscotch to Oblivion Dark Comedy / Photo Credit: Andy Wright

A LOOK AT BLACK OR DARK COMEDY… AKA GALLOWS HUMOR FILMS. (In the Entertainment industry.)  

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A look at Black or Dark Comedy…AKA Gallows Humor Films.

You've probably heard a film described as a “black comedy” or a “dark comedy,” but what exactly does that genre term mean? Black comedy, also known as black humor, dark comedy or gallows humor, is a comic style that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss.

Typically, a black comedy – or dark comedy – is a film which takes a heavy, controversial, disturbing, or generally off-limits subject matter and treats it in a humorous manner. Some black comedies set out to shock their audiences with their unexpectedly humorous take on a serious subject. In many cases, the goal of a black comedy is to shed light on controversial or disturbing subject matter through humor. There are also many films that are drama, thriller, or horror films that nevertheless contain memorable moments of dark comedy.

Black Comedy / Dark Comedy

The black comedy film deals with normally taboo subjects, including death, murder, crime, suicide, and war, in a satirical manner. Examples include Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Ladykillers (1955), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), The Loved One (1965), MASH (1970), Catch-22 (1970), The King of Comedy (1983), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983), Brazil (1985), After Hours (1985), Heathers (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Heathers (1989), Delicatessen (1991), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Bad Santa (2003), Keeping Mum (2005), Burn After Reading (2008), World's Greatest Dad (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

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Hopscotch to Oblivion Dark Comedy / Photo Credit: Andy Wright