dark comedy

noun

1. a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
2. a comedy based on problems of a personal or social nature.

Example Sentences

The actress, whose latest dark comedy series “Based on a True Story” is now streaming on Peacock, lives with Pelphrey, their daughter Matilda and a host of farm animals on a ranch outside Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Netflix’s top movies of all time are action flick “Red Notice,” dark comedy “Don’t Look Up” and sci-fi movie “The Adam Project,” all movies released two or three years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

A story about a female serial killer is intriguing enough, and then it’s a dark comedy, which is my favorite genre.

From Los Angeles Times

I sat with Patrick Walters, who's our executive producer, and he said, “We want to make this show. It's going to be a dark comedy.”

From Salon

The dark comedy shows Trump learning how to trade his morals for an outward appearance of toughness, a deal the doe-eyed mogul-in-waiting is quick to make.

From Salon