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macabre humor

NOUN
gallows humor
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I think that the comedy in the show we've always tried to pull from the darkness, and there's actually a lot of macabre humor in the darkest moments.

From Salon ● May 1, 2022

It lacks the Gothic splendor and macabre humor of Whale’s originals, but Rowland V. Lee’s handsome production remains an intelligent, well-made classic of the genre and Universal’s last great Frankenstein film.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2020

But there is something more than a little ghoulish about building a sweet, hipsterish romantic comedy on the grave of a dead sibling, and “The Pretty One” wavers queasily between macabre humor and wide-eyed sincerity.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014

On his first day of work in the White House, Mr. Brady found two presents in his office left by Carter’s press secretary, Jody Powell, in the spirit of macabre humor and goodwill.

From Washington Post

"Well, well!" he said, with gargantuan, macabre humor.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various


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