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* [[April Fools' Day]] jokes if they seem to come across as way to cruel or unfunny.

* Jokes about [[Animal Cruelty]]

 

The academic terms "dark humor," "black humor," or "tragic farce" apply to some examples, although the exact execution is somewhat different. [[Black Comedy]] is not about making jokes at the expense of groups, but rather about using Irony and Fatalism to make them seem amusing while still showing their seriousness. A prime example is Paul Zindel's play ''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'', which ends with the protagonist's mother having a psychotic breakdown and killing her daughters' pet rabbit. The natural reaction to such a description is "Dude, not funny!" - but the way it's written, it is one of the funniest scenes in the entire play. (And after all, [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|it was only a rabbit]].)

 

Contrast [[Actually Pretty Funny]] and [[Narm]].

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* [[Newgrounds]].com has an entire collection for flash submissions called "BASTARDS" that is devoted to this trope.

* The movie [[Heathers]] had an in-universe example when Veronica's boyfriend J.D. cracks a joke at the funeral of {{spoiler|two of their victims that they made look like a double-suicide}} and the little sister of one of the boys killed turns to look at them while crying. It's at that point, Veronica begins to realize how messed up she's becoming under J.D.'s influence.

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