the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
According to Webster's Dictionary, "Humor that ignores human suffering and looks for the absurdity in any experience, even the most tragic." Used as a stress reliever in many high pressure occupations (medicine, law enforcement, military, etc.). Also Sick humor, Gallows humor. (Note: Please don't use in a professional presentation)
According to Webster's Dictionary, (Note: Please don't use in a professional presentation), "Humor that ignores human suffering and looks for the absurdity in any experience, even the most tragic." Used as a stress reliever in many high pressure occupations (medicine, law enforcement, military, etc.). Also Sick humor, Gallows humor.
the interweaving of macabre or horrid events with humorous or farcical ones. The term arose to describe "Theater of the Absurd," playwrights such as Beckett, Ionesco, and Pinter. It was then applied to such writers as Nathanael West, Joseph Heller, and Vladimir Nabokov. Not to be confused with Afro-American humor.
comedy mingled with horror or a sense of the macabre; extremely bitter, morbid, or shocking humor. Examples (increasingly common in post-WWII film and literature) include Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle and the recent films Pulp Fiction and Misery.