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	Comedy Films
		Comedies usually come in two general formats: comedian-led (with well-timed gags, jokes, or sketches) and situation-comedies that are told within a narrative.
		Comedies have also been classified in various subgenres, such as romantic comedy, crime/caper comedy, sports comedy, teen or coming-of-age comedy, social-class comedy, military comedy, fish-out-of-water comedy, and gross-out comedy.
		This is primitive and universal comedy with broad, aggressive, physical, and visual action, including harmless or painless cruelty and violence, horseplay, and often vulgar sight gags (e.g., a custard pie in the face, collapsing houses, a fall in the ocean, a loss of trousers or skirts, runaway crashing cars, people chases, etc).
	www.filmsite.org /comedyfilms.html (1630 words)

	The Graphic - Jokes not found in dark comedy
		Their normal approach to filmmaking, and the one they have the most talent for, is dark comedy.
		For some reason, the Coens forgot to incorporate their senses of subtlety and satire into âThe Ladykillers,â and what weâre left with is a bland and shallow comedy that retells the same joke over and over again.
		Joel and Ethan Coen are anything but average at heart, and moviegoers desperately need a return to their classic blend of film noir and dark comedy.
	graphic.pepperdine.edu /ane/2004/2004-09-09ladykill.htm (774 words)

	A&E May 22, 1997 -- culture
		The flest of fl comedies, Johnny is a nearly haphazard combination of depraved cruelty and absurd humor, one part manic and one part depressive.
		These pages, after all, seem to mimic the criticisms of outsiders: that these are just self-indulgent adolescents who choose fl clothing over individualism; who are obsessed with being more romantically doomed than their friends and clubmates; who need to build a fantasy around themselves to forget that deep down they're totally whitebread.
		Which would seem to imply a healthy sense of self-mockery on the part of his readers, most of whom are pretty dark and spooky themselves, and on the part of Vasquez himself.
	www.mndaily.com /ae/Print/1997/18/st/fenny.html (1405 words)

	Black comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black comedy, also known as fl humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, war etc.
		Black comedy is similar to sick comedy, such as dead body jokes.
		In America, fl comedy as a literary genre came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dark_comedy (2313 words)

	10 great dark comedies - MOVIE OPINIONS - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		On the other hand, dark comedies that drift away from their true nature find themselves wallowing in the abyss that is mediocre, uninspired comedy.
		Thus, it is a rare dark comedy that emerges as a complete success.
		There are many comedies with bits of dark humor, but far fewer true dark comedies.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15002281 (799 words)

	Comedy Central: Movies - Dark Star
		Synopsis:The directorial debut of horrormeister John Carpenter comes in the way of Dark Star a parody of...
		As the directorial debut of John Carpenter, Dark Star has achieved a degree of cult status over the years.
		It's no masterpiece by any stretch and the acting, dialogue, and pace are a bit stale, but th...
	www.comedycentral.com /movies/movie/40940/moviemain.jhtml (128 words)

	Black comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For information about U.S. film and TV comedies featuring characters of African ethnicity, see Blaxploitation and Black sitcom.
		Synonyms include dark humor, morbid humor, gallows humor and off-color humor.
		Today, fl comedy can be found in almost all forms of media.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_comedy (2313 words)

	Richard III Dark Comedy in Richard III
		William E. Sheriff discusses various purposes for Shakespeare’s use of comedy in Richard III and examines the title character’s wittiness and use of dramatic irony and inversion.
		A number of critics have examined the types of comedy present in Richard III and have speculated about why so much of it exists in what is otherwise a grim play.
		William E. Sheriff points out that although there are no scenes that contain "outright comedy," there are many which become comedic as the result of dramatic irony.
	www.enotes.com /richard/37177 (256 words)

	Floridian: Comedy's dark star
		The standup comic and social critic averages 250 dates a year on the road, and that's in addition to his other gigs - most notably, his nine-year stretch of "Back in Black" commentaries on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
		In the past year alone, the former playwright also found time to produce his first HBO special, Black on Broadway, develop a television pilot, be a panelist on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and make several other television appearances, including a dramatic role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
		Black's sideline, standup comedy, became his bread and butter in the late 1980s.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/11/07/Floridian/Comedy_s_dark_star.shtml (742 words)

	U-WIRE.com/INTERVIEW: Dark romantic comedy is latest work of 'Fight Club' author
		Best recognized as the author of the dark novel "Fight Club," Palahniuk has recently finished his fourth book, "Choke," for which he will be making a promotional appearance at the store Book Soup on June 8.
		In addition to not writing in a traditional environment, Palahniuk finds that he needs to be in a certain mood to capture the dark tone that runs throughout his stories.
		These fans are intrigued with Palahniuk's strange story ideas.For "Choke," Palahniuk said that he was inspired to write the book because people seemed fascinated with the dark comedy and violence of "Fight Club," and this feeling could only increase with the addition of sex and romance.
	www.uwire.com /content/topae053101001.html (1148 words)

	Dark comedy :: Honolulu Weekly
		Like teaching a group of cats to tango, getting a group of artists to truly collaborate week after week is generally a difficult act to pull off, especially without pay—the seething egos and roaring maladies.
		A Dark Night’s crew functions with a seldom seen camaraderie spread from the top down: Sevier’s onstage nice-guy persona that soothes guest’s nerves is as true to form offstage—Sevier is supportive and calming in the whirlwind of pre-show production.
		The first show was four hours, then we decided to cut it down to two hours because it was too loose, and they wanted it to be tighter.
	honoluluweekly.com /entertainment/2006/08/dark-comedy (1034 words)

	Lionsgate "Happily" Lands CG Comedy (June 12th 2006)
		Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to the computer-animated family comedy "Happily N'Ever After," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sigourney Weaver, Freddie Prinze Jr., George Carlin, Wallace Shawn and Andy Dick says The Hollywood Reporter.
		Directed by Paul J. Bolger from a screenplay by Robert Moreland, the film is a satirical retelling of the classic Cinderella story and is set in Fairy Tale Land, where the age-old balance between good and evil has been thrown out of whack.
		Dark Horizons® is registered in US patent and trademark office for Dark Futures Pty.
	www.darkhorizons.com /news06/060612h.php (175 words)

	Glossary of Literary Terms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The term describes sardonically humorous effects derived from mordant wit and morbid or grotesque situations that deal with anxiety, suffering, or death" (Source : Benet's, 112).
		The French term means “kind,” “genus,” or “type.” The traditional genres include tragedy, comedy, epic, lyric, and pastoral.
		Scholars of the mystery story found it convenient to use the term for work that shared the same attitudeTypical themes in noir work include obsessive love (or hate, or both), amnesia, illness, betrayal, and man-as-the-plaything of fate" (Source : DeAndrea, 403).
	www.notesinthemargin.org.cob-web.org:8888 /glossary.html (4544 words)

	Director Makes Dark Comedy About Fast Food - Vivian's Bulletin Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		posted 03-08-2004 07:25 PM Uh, someone misheard "dark comedy" instead of "documentary." I don't think the film is supposed to be funny.
		Uh, someone misheard "dark comedy" instead of "documentary." I don't think the film is supposed to be funny.
		Seems like a comedy to me. It sounds like it will be funny in the way that Michael Moore's documentary "Rodger and Me" was.
	www.vivianlives.com /ubb/Forum2/HTML/003749.html (673 words)

	Comedy Genres Movies Arts
		Like mixing horror and comedy, as Shaun of the Dead did to great effect, as well as the underappreciated Slither...
		that he could deliver a clever, funny, and observant political comedy.
		- Definitions of the types of comedy found in films, with an extensive analysis of an example for each.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Arts/Movies/Genres/Comedy (446 words)

	Definitely Not Hollywood: Dark Comedy
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Definitely Not Hollywood: Dark Comedy to receive a rating.
		• Definitely Not Hollywood: Dark Comedy at Rotten Tomatoes
		Dane Cook vies with Dax Shepard for the attentions of mega-retail beauty Jessica Simpson in this wage-slave comedy, in theaters Friday.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/definitely_not_hollywood_dark_comedy (362 words)

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		It’s laugh-out-loud in a dark cartoonish way, yet provokes enough thought to stay with the viewer for days afterwards.
		Zero (played by Chris Vail) is the anti-hero celebrating his 25th anniversary of working for the same company, having never missed a day’s work or been late by more than five minutes.
		Other than some slow pacing and one dark scene where the actress could not be understood, this cast worked hard to bring out the comedy Rice intended.
	www.mauinews.com /story.aspx?id=13866 (719 words)

	Incorruptible, A Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages, a CurtainUp DC review
		Incorruptible, A Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages is a fun, gentle rib-poking look at how we humans gleefully twist our convictions to rationalize our bad behavior.
		Even for churches in the dark ages it was all about public relations and staying current with constant miraculous output.
		Incorruptible's higher intentions meets reality-based fears is a warm little comedy for these cold winter nights -- sure to bring a smile to your face at some point in its dark humored hijinks.
	www.curtainup.com /incorruptible.html (1128 words)

	eBay - dark comedy Reviews & Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A goofy, campy, poke at puritanism and a sly wink at a host of horror films, ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK is much more fun than it has any right to be.
		Anything includes reluctantly engaging in romantic interludes with the club owner's wife, all the while wanting to be with...
		Hilarious and sharp up-and-coming comedian Alonzo Bodden takes on disparate topics ranging from terrorism to marriage to midgets--and manages to make them all funny--in this energetic hour-long program, filmed in front of an appreciative audience at...
	search.reviews.ebay.com /dark-comedy (459 words)

	Dark comedy 'Leap' wins Playhouse run
		When he came out of the subway into the bright and sunny day, Yearley looked up and saw fl smoke and orange flames.
		What happened over the next minutes, hours and days inspired Leap, a dark comedy about loss that is this season's recipient of a Playhouse in the Park new play award.
		He pitches his wallet into the debris, pretends to be suffering amnesia and gets caught up in the freakish life of a family more desperate than he is.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/08/11/tem_leap11.html (275 words)

	British Dark Comedy - tribe.net (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		British Dark Comedy - tribe.net (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)
		A tribe dedicated the most evil, grating, and surreal of British comedy.
		Because they deserve to be recognized for pushing comedy in a new direction...
	ukdarkness.tribe.net.cob-web.org:8888 (58 words)

	Playbill News: McDonagh's Dark Irish Comedy, Inishmore, Makes U.S. Bow in NYC
		Kerry Condon, Domhnall Gleeson and David Wilmot are appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and U.K. Equity.
		According to the Atlantic, "Martin McDonagh's scorchingly fl comedy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore is set in 1993 in County Galway on the rocky island of Inishmore, off the coast of Ireland.
		Padraic is a terrorist with no feeling for those he blows up, but has an obsessive attachment to Thomas, his beloved cat.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/97804.html (912 words)

	Frederick Entertainer to Appear in British Dark Comedy
		Rob Sevin is a clairvoyant, and despite the dark comedy in his future, things look very bright for this entertainer.
		Rob has been cast in “Magic Dwight,” a British short film that is being nominated for the Cannes Film Festival.
		Frederick, MD (PRWEB) December 8, 2004 -- Rob Sevin is a clairvoyant, and despite the dark comedy in his future, things look very bright for this entertainer.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/12/emw186272.htm (546 words)

	IGN: Mamet Directing Dark Comedy
		March 16, 2005 - Playwright/Screenwriter/Director David Mamet (Spartan, Wag the Dog, State and Main) has signed on to a new dark comedy at Columbia Pictures entitled The Bones, according to today's Hollywood Reporter.
		The trade scoops that Bones is an adaptation of Seth Greenland's novel that centers around a man named Frank Bones.
		He's described as "a talented but self-destructive standup comic who reconnects with a past friend, Lloyd Melnick, the hottest comedy writer on television.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/596/596594p1.html (237 words)

	General-Admission » Dark Comedy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		It’s a dark story, but with a bright light at the end.
		Personally I found it very touching and was sucked in from beginning to end, and normally I don’t watch drama movies.
		Also, Deschanel is probably my favorite actress right now, and she still shines even with her dark character.
	www.general-admission.com.cob-web.org:8888 /?cat=19 (993 words)

	USATODAY.com - Director makes dark comedy about fast food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock gained 24 pounds and his cholesterol soared 65 points during the 30-day fast-food diet.
		Spurlock directed Super Size Me, a dark comedy that skewers America's fast-food culture.
		The film is being shown at the 10th U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, which will run in Aspen through Sunday.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2004-03-05-super-size-me_x.htm (381 words)

	Dark comedy - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		My bro who works at Universal got this copy of this dark comedy called Icemaker.
		The Official 'Dark Watcher Malach' of the Steel Circle.
		Er, not my kind of movie, and I like dark humour (think the Prophecy, if that isn't dark humour I don't know what is, and I love the entire trilogy), but to be honest, I've never even heard of this movie.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=47100 (328 words)

	Star Wars: Message Boards: Twisted dark comedy
		Date Posted: Jul 26, 2005 05:25 PM I just saw this dark comedy the other day called Icemakers...anybody hear of it?
		Yeah me either until my bro who works at Universal brought it home.
		Curious to know if anybody is into dark comedies like me and if you've seen Icemaker
	forums.starwars.com /thread.jspa?threadID=232033 (75 words)

	ccMixter Dark Comedy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
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		This song was inspired by the humorous AntiAlias source, but it went to a dark theme on me really quickly.
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	ccmixter.org.cob-web.org:8888 /media/files/kyro_sk/7142 (158 words)

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