dark comedy

collocation in English

meaningsofdarkandcomedy

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dark
adjective
uk
/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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comedy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒm.ə.di/us
/ˈkɑː.mə.di/
a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or ...
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(Definition ofdarkandcomedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The narrator, however, is not a reliable conveyor of the story as the story is adarkcomedy.
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The film blends elements ofdarkcomedyand drama in its storytelling.
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Jeselnik is known for hisdarkcomedystyle, which emphasizes misdirection and sociopathic non-sequiturs.
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Multiple critics noted that this film removed all elements ofdarkcomedyfrom the story.
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According to vankmajer, the film will combinedarkcomedy, grotesque, classic horror genre, and both animation and feature acting.
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Thedarkcomedyencompasses several hours in which he bullies students, friends, and colleagues, while falling apart at the seams.
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Thisdarkcomedyis set in a town that is being regularly attacked by arsonists.
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Another point of criticism was the use ofdarkcomedy.
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I just basically do hard-core hip-hop and try to add a touch ofdarkcomedyhere and there.
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The play incorporates many of the characters but omits more of thedarkcomedyaspects.
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The movie has an interesting combination ofdarkcomedyand titillation and the actions of the characters that appear in the film are quite unpredictable.
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It is adarkcomedywhich tells the story of five people who are trapped in a falling elevator.
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Thedarkcomedyis used as an allegory for the idea that fear-mongering weakens the war effort and costs lives.
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It is adarkcomedywhich successfully evokes an awareness of life.
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Thedarkcomedyoften uses surrealism to achieve its goals.
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He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimesdarkcomedy.
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His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped indarkcomedy.
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After months of tedious problem solving, the film finally began to take shape, developing into a different kind of drama, mixingdarkcomedywith scenes of gut-wrenching sadness.
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Kafan is adarkcomedy.
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Set in the late 1960s, the film is adarkcomedyfocusing on the coming of age of three sisters and their struggle for independence in a dysfunctional family.
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