Black comedy

Humour arising from disturbing or serious situations, which can make an audience’s laughter uncomfortable.

Humour drawn from disturbing or tragic situations, often making an audience uncomfortable about its own laughter.

This context allows more than one reading of DNA. Its cruelty may initially seem to confirm public fears about dangerous young people. However, its extreme events and black comedy can also be read as satire: Kelly pushes the frightening stereotype so far that audiences may question the assumptions behind it.

Humour involving disturbing or serious subjects, which can make an audience feel uncomfortable about laughing.

Humour involving disturbing subjects, such as violence or death, which can make an audience uncomfortable about laughing.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious situations, which can make an audience uncomfortable about its own laughter.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious subjects, often making an audience uncomfortable about laughing.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious events, which can make an audience uncomfortable about its own laughter.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious subjects, which can make an audience feel uncomfortable about laughing.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious situations, which can make an audience uncomfortable as well as amused.

Humour arising from disturbing or serious subjects, which can make laughter uncomfortable and expose cruelty or absurdity.

The use of humour alongside disturbing subjects such as cruelty, suffering or death.

Humour involving disturbing or serious subjects, which can make an audience’s laughter uncomfortable.

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OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

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OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

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