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I set out to do a horror film with 'Dog Soldiers,' and what I came out with at the end of the day was something that was more of a cult movie, more of a black comedy with some horror elements in it. It kind of went over the top.
Neil Marshall

Meaning of "black comedy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK COMEDY

black comedy  [blæk ˈkɒmədɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK COMEDY

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Black comedy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACK COMEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

black comedy

Black comedy

A black comedy is a comic work that employs black humor, which, in its most basic definition, is humor that makes light of otherwise serious subject matter. Black humor corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor.

Definition of black comedy in the English dictionary

The definition of black comedy in the dictionary is a comedy dealing with an unpleasant situation in a pessimistic or macabre manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACK COMEDY


bastardy
ˈbɑːstədɪ
beardie
ˈbɪədɪ
custody
ˈkʌstədɪ
jeopardy
ˈdʒɛpədɪ
Lombardy
ˈlɒmbədɪ
Mahanadi
məˈhɑːnədɪ
malady
ˈmælədɪ
melody
ˈmɛlədɪ
Monteverdi
ˌmɒntɪˈvɛədɪ
nobody
ˈnəʊbədɪ
parody
ˈpærədɪ
Picardy
ˈpɪkədɪ
psalmody
ˈsɑːmədɪ
rhapsody
ˈræpsədɪ
Saturday
ˈsætədɪ
scaredy
ˈskɛədɪ
somebody
ˈsʌmbədɪ
threnody
ˈθrɛnədɪ
Verdi
ˈvɛədɪ
yesterday
ˈjɛstədɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACK COMEDY

black bread
black bream
black bryony
black bun
black cab
black cap
Black Caps
black cherry
black coffee
black cohosh
Black Country
black cuckoo
Black Death
black diamond
black disc
black disease
black dog
black earth
black economy
black eye

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACK COMEDY

alternative comedy
Bach flower remedy
character comedy
comedy
dramedy
golden remedy
herbal remedy
high comedy
light comedy
low comedy
musical comedy
remedy
Restoration comedy
romantic comedy
situation comedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of black comedy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «black comedy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK COMEDY

Find out the translation of black comedy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of black comedy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «black comedy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑色喜剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comedia de humor negro
570 millions of speakers

English

black comedy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लैक कॉमेडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكوميديا ​​السوداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черная комедия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comédia de humor negro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালো কমেডি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comédie noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komedi hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwarze Komödie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラックコメディー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블랙 코미디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komedi ireng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tấn bi hài kịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருப்பு நகைச்சுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काळ्या कॉमेडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyah komedi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commedia nera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czarna komedia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорна комедія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comedie neagră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαύρη κωμωδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swart komedie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svart komedi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svart komedie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of black comedy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK COMEDY»

The term «black comedy» is regularly used and occupies the 89.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK COMEDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about black comedy

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5 QUOTES WITH «BLACK COMEDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word black comedy.
1
Jane Campion
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it.
2
Neil Marshall
I set out to do a horror film with 'Dog Soldiers,' and what I came out with at the end of the day was something that was more of a cult movie, more of a black comedy with some horror elements in it. It kind of went over the top.
3
Martin McDonagh
All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy.
4
Terry Southern
When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.
5
Janet Street-Porter
The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK COMEDY»

Discover the use of black comedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to black comedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black comedians on Black comedy: how African-Americans ...
Describes the history of Black comedy from slavery through blackface, vaudeville, and the chitlin' circuit, to the present, interspersing commentary and criticism with interviews with Eddie Murphy, Marla Gibbs, and Chris Rock.
Darryl Littleton, 2006
2
Black Comedy: Nine Plays : a Critical Anthology with ...
Essays, articles and interviews complement this critical edition.
Pamela Faith Jackson, Karimah, 1997
3
The Black Comedy of John Guare
"With regard to content, Guare's plays offer insights as profound as any in twentieth-century American drama.
Gene A. Plunka, 2002
4
Black comedy, including White lies: two plays
2 American plays that use unusual lighting techniques to create major effects
Peter Shaffer, 1967
5
Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-soul America
A rigorous analytic analysis, this book interrogates notions of identity, within both the African American community and mainstream popular culture.
Bambi Haggins, 2007
6
The Script Sampler: Extracts for Performance at GCSE
Black Comedy is a good example of a typical English farce. The characters are middle-class stereotypes. They seem self-confident, polite and secure in the belief that nothing terrible is ever likely to happen to them. The comedy comes, of  ...
Andy Kempe, 2002
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African American humor: the best Black comedy from slavery ...
With an historical introduction provided for each chapter, an anthology of African American humor reveals much about changes in American society.
Mel Watkins, 2002
8
Redefining Black Film
Certain to attract film scholars, this work will also appeal to anyone interested in African-American and Women's Studies.
Mark A. Reid, 1993
9
Comic Practice/comic Response
... of Manners, Eighteenth-century Sentimental Comedy). There are designations based on content (Love Comedy, Black Comedy, meaning that of black people as distinct from black or dark comedy), on content and overall style (Moralistic, ...
Robert I. Williams, 1993
10
Articles on Black Comedy, Including: Cowboy Bebop, Coen ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK COMEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term black comedy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Adding Music To The Mayhem: 'Heathers: The Musical' Brings The …
A surprisingly entertaining film, this black comedy manages to satirize teen suicide while simultaneously preaching against it. "Heathers" was ... «Neon Tommy, Jul 15»
2
'The Brink' Wallows in Mediocrity (TV Review)
Unfortunately, so far the show is about as deep as a shower and it's hard to argue the 'made during the satirical black comedy. Sure, Zeke ... «Glide Magazine, Jul 15»
3
This Week in Blu-ray / DVD Releases: Maggie, House of Cards, The …
Simon Pegg goes bad guy in the black comedy KILL ME THREE TIMES, playing a hit man hired to knock off the wife of a rich hotel guru. «JoBlo.com, Jul 15»
4
'Sherlock' season 4 premiere date: Show will not air before 2017
... and has signed up for FX's dark comedy "Fargo," a black comedy series based off the cult hit film of the same title which launched last year. «Ecumenical News, Jul 15»
5
Novel skewers 'Bennington Girls'
Silver said her version set up the novel well so readers would know that it was a black comedy. “It gave it a little bit of a quality that (the book) ... «Rutland Herald, Jul 15»
6
Im Sang-soo hopes to stoke the fire of rebellion
“Satire and black comedy were very critical of society and had me looking down my nose, to use an expression,” he said. “I was aware that it ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
7
'Delhi Belly' writer Akshat Verma loses cool over Simpson T-shirt
Mumbai: Akshat Verma, known for penning the black comedy “Delhi Belly”, got offended by a person on the set of his upcoming film ... «indiatvnews.com, Jul 15»
8
Fringe Review: God's Beard! (The Only Sketch Show That Has Ever …
Falcon Powder excels at quirky, black comedy that remains tight and smartly written throughout. The show is shaped by a recurring sketch ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
9
DC cinematic universe's plan and How comparison with Marvel is futile
... they don't like crack jokes when everyone out there is dying their's sarcasm and ironic talks which is also a kind of humour ( black comedy ) . «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
10
Rob Knighton :Carpet Fitter to Model and Award-winning Actor at 50
The title of the film is Everyone's Going to Die, a black comedy with a twist of romance, directed by a talented duo, Max Baron and Michael ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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