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  2. Black comedy - Wikipedia

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    The term black humor (from the French humour noir) was coined by the Surrealist theorist André Breton in 1935 while interpreting the writings of Jonathan Swift. [8] [9] Breton's preference was to identify some of Swift's writings as a subgenre of comedy and satire [10] [11] in which laughter arises from cynicism and skepticism, [8] [12] often relying on topics such as death.

  3. Yugoslav Black Wave - Wikipedia

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    Yugoslav Black Wave (also referred to as Black Wave; Serbo-Croatian: Crni val / Црни вал or Crni talas / Црни талас) is a blanket term for a Yugoslav film and broader cultural movement starting from the early 1960s and ending in the early 1970s.

  4. 100 Dark Humor Jokes: An Ultimate List Of Straight ... - AOL

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    The post 100 Dark Humor Jokes: An Ultimate List Of Straight Comedy Grime first appeared on Bored Panda. Dive into our collection of 100 dark humor jokes - morbid one-liners and inappropriate quips ...

  5. Off-color humor - Wikipedia

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    Off-color jokes were used in Ancient Greek comedy, including the humor of Aristophanes. [1] His work parodied some of the great tragedians of his time, especially Euripides, using τὸ φορτικόν/ἡ κωμῳδία φορτική (variously translated as "low comedy", "vulgar farce", "disgusting, obscene farces") that received great popularity among his contemporaries.

  6. 54 Dark Jokes for Anyone with a Morbid Sense of Humor - AOL

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    The post 54 Dark Jokes for Anyone with a Morbid Sense of Humor appeared first on Reader's Digest. Dark jokes may seem a bit taboo, but sometimes it's OK to just laugh. We promise we won't tell ...

  7. Comedic genres - Wikipedia

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    Aggresive Humour [1] || Insensitive to audience sentiment by igniting criticism and ridicule on subjects like racism, sexism or anything hurtful; differs from blue humor or dark comedy as it inclines more towards being humorous than being offensive || Daniel Tosh, Brendon Burns, Anthony Jeselnik, Kunal Kamra, Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Paul ...

  8. Ribaldry - Wikipedia

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    A sexual joke about attraction, based on sexual stereotypes. Ribaldry is present to some degree in every culture and has likely been around for all of human history. Works like Lysistrata by Aristophanes, Menaechmi by Plautus, Cena Trimalchionis by Petronius, and The Golden Ass of Apuleius are ribald classics from ancient Greece and Rome.

  9. Category:Ethnic humour - Wikipedia

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    Ethnic humor is humor or comedy that is based on ideas, beliefs or stereotypes about racial or ethnic groups. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.