black humor

English Thesaurus

1. the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	expressive style, style,
definition	:	a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication)

domain category	:	drama,
definition	:	the literary genre of works intended for the theater (noun.communication)