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Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Started conversation Sep 16, 2015
Really dark humour doesn't get enough love. I was thinking about it recently, and it's almost impossible to explain how - for instance - murder can be funny without it sounding awful, and yet it can, and we have all seen it.
So, ITT your favourite blackly humourous films, books, TV series, songs, comics, whatever!
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 16, 2015
I'll start off with the first that comes to mind.
_Grace Quigley_
Katherine Hepburn blackmails hit man Nick Nolte into killing her, oh and a few of her elderly female friends also want him to kill them.
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 16, 2015
Oh, and looking over at my bookshelf Edward Gorey and Charles Adams work always struck a chord in me.
http://giphy.com/gifs/creepy-edward-gorey-RdEo8WHRPmlkQ
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 17, 2015
"Eating Raoul"
"Monty Python and the Holy grail"
"Life of Brian"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjPhFSlhOuQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_jjRNMOopA
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Sho - employed again! Posted Sep 17, 2015
The Guard (with Brendan Gleeson and Mark Strong...)
IIRC that was full of black humour
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 17, 2015
I'd say if Brendan Gleeosn is in a movie, chances are there will be some black humor. "In Bruges" is another example with him in it. Or "The Guard," where Gleeson plays a character who is criticized for racism, but explains that he is Irish, and racism is part of his heritage.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 17, 2015
Sorry, I should have reread the previous post, which was about "The Guard." 
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
Ooh!
I just saw a link to an interview with our very own Spimcoot. ( U181927 )
His graphic novel, _Eustace_ should fall under the category of black humor.
Here's the link to the interview. http://tinypencil.com/sj-harris-interview/
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Pink Paisley Posted Sep 17, 2015
I enjoyed both of these. Same subject and certainly not an obvious subject for a laugh.
Terrorism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-SrlQ9tlI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPtyOoYL12Y
PP.
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
I liked _Four Lions_. Very funny.
_Bangistan_ looks quite funny as well. I hope it reaches Netflix. I saved it to my queue anyway. 
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
I took a brief look at my Netflix list while I was there and I noticed this one. http://youtu.be/Vy83MPk7Wpg
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
There are a lot of black comedies in my Netflix viewing history.
Here's a really good one. Based on a true Texas story. (I suddenly have the Talking Heads in my brain.)
_Bernie_ http://youtu.be/YJuhWKcY_6U
If you're not a fan of Jack Black, don't let that keep you from this film. He actually met the real Bernie and got to know him to make this film. Black got a lot of critical acclaim for this.
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swl Posted Sep 17, 2015
The Guard is one of my favourite films and the opening scene is outstanding -
http://youtu.be/bLNBk2r3fjA
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
Hmm... I must have watched that after a night out. I saw it, but I don't remember much about it other than that I saw it.
Maybe I should watch it again.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Sep 17, 2015
Comedies about zombies tend to feature black humor
--Zombieland
--Weekend wit Bernie, part 2 [after the Voodoo hex reanimated the title corpse]
--Grindhouse [I enjoyed the scene where the girl with one leg fitted a machine gun to her stump and shot at zombies 
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 17, 2015
Oh yes! Zombies. Of course everyone knows about _Sean of the Dead_. It's one of my faves.
But have you seen _Fido_, staring (in a non speaking role) Billy Connolly?
http://youtu.be/IDvIcCoXpMk
By the way, you should always eat fried chicken while watching zombie films.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Sep 17, 2015
Iron Sky is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jth4yATniS4
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