     a black comedy (or dark comedy) is a comic work that employs black humor, which, in its simplest form, is humor that makes light of subject matter usually considered taboo. black humor corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor.garrick, jacqueline and williams, mary beth (2006) trauma treatment techniques: innovative trends pp.175-6lipman, steve (1991) laughter in hell: the use of humor during the holocaust, northvale, n.j:j aronson inc.kurt vonnegut (1971) running experiments off: an interview, interview by laurie clancy, published in meanjin quarterly, 30 (autumn, 1971), pp.46-54, and in conversations with kurt vonnegut, quote: bloom, harold (2010) dark humor, ch. on dark humor in literature, pp.80-88freud (1927) humor black comedy is often controversial due to its subject matter.  ==history and etymology== thumb|an amusing play on words ===origin of the term=== the term black humor (from the french humour noir) was coined by the surrealist theoretician andrÃ© breton in 1935, to designate a sub-genre of comedy and satire in which laughter arises from cynicism and skepticism,real, hermann josef (2005) the reception of jonathan swift in europe, p.90 quote: {{quotation|at least, swift's text is preserved, and so is a prefactory note by the french writer andrÃ© breton, which emphasizes swift's importance as the originator of black humor,
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