black comedy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

black comedy
    n 1: comedy that uses black humor

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Black comedy \Black" com`e*dy\ (bl[a^]k" k[o^]m`[e^]d*[y^]), n.
   (Drama)
   a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque
   situations as a major element of the plot.
   [PJC]