| 单词 | dark comedy |
| 例句 | Her diary entry the next day makes her teamwork with Dina—whom Zhenya adored—sound like a kind of dark comedy duo. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Like parenthood itself, ‘The Need’ is frightening and maddening and full of dark comedy.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z If you’re looking for time investment advice, though, this dark comedy might make you feel better about your anonymity and the sanity of being aware of mundane bothers like the electrical bill. Binge the rich! Window-shopping the lives of rich folks, this week on TV 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z That existential question will be explored in the bizarre new dark comedy on Netflix, “Living with Yourself.” Netflix's best new releases in October, from the "Breaking Bad" movie to "Big Mouth" 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Netflix released the first look at the original dark comedy series, "The Chair," starring Sandra Oh in her latest TV starring role after her Emmy-winning turn in "Killing Eve." Sandra Oh is ready to shake up academia in new trailer for Netflix's dark comedy "The Chair" 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Their marriage has weathered many challenges in this melange of melodrama, whodunit and dark comedy. Huffman and Savant click on 'Desperate Housewives' 2011-05-05T10:49:08Z The Dance of Death A military officer and his wife, a former actress, engage in a battle of wills in Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Strindberg’s classic dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 17-24: 'Fixed,' 'The Red Shoes' and more 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z In this case by performing for her parents Ms. Bamford finds a new way to use her family as raw material that suits her peculiarly dark comedy. Critic’s Notebook: Maria Bamford’s ‘Special Special Special!’ Online 2012-12-17T05:09:03Z Despite the unfamiliar Soviet-bloc setting and the distant historical epoch, these are highly accessible human stories with an enormous emotional range, from dark comedy to reckless romance to unbearable tragedy. “Dekalog”: The legendary Communist-era Polish miniseries that shaped the TV we watch today 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The bewildering properties of guilt and bereavement register powerfully in the Hub production, which achieves an artful balance between dark comedy and eloquently understated drama. ‘In a Word’: A poetic, rock-solid look at grief and loss by the Hub Theatre 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z And Homes and Semple both cut to the heart of the American dream and the modern family with no-holds-barred dark comedy. Women's prize shortlist: Hilary Mantel issue looms large for judges 2013-04-16T16:17:23Z But somehow, despite several nihilistic seasons before it, the fourth season of "Dexter" felt more like a cross between a murder mystery and a very, very dark comedy. "Dexter" finally goes too far 2009-12-14T20:15:00Z Kill Local A woman and her two daughters work as professional assassins in Mat Smart’s world-premiere dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 30-Aug. 6: 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' and more 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z “But not only does she find her own voice and follow her own instinct, she gets carried away and” — it’s a dark comedy, after all — “becomes a narcissist.” In ‘Search Party,’ on TBS, the Real Quest Is for the Self 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The casting of the normally chipper actor suggests that Netflix is trying to capture the books’ dark comedy. Neil Patrick Harris Will Star as Count Olaf in Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Some will see it as a camp-tastic dark comedy, rewinding over and over again to make sure they saw what they just saw. Louise Linton Has Made a Movie 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z A dark comedy set in Topanga Canyon, where See lived for many years, the story builds around misfits, free spirits and the starry-eyed graduates of self-help workshops. Carolyn See, award-winning Southern California writer, dies at 82 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Grace is a dark comedy that is draped in dread, haunted by tragedy. Grace on Broadway: Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon in Motel Hell 2012-10-09T14:30:38Z Miller has played some minor roles alongside Rogen in "Superbad," "Observe and Report" and most recently the dark comedy "50/50," which opened in U.S. theaters this past weekend. "Knocked Up" star Seth Rogen weds Lauren Miller 2011-10-03T18:33:37Z The Alejandro G. Inarritu dark comedy took three prizes, including the top honor of best feature and male lead for Michael Keaton. Spirit Awards 2015: 'Birdman' builds Oscar momentum 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z I view this as a dark comedy but because I have a horror background, people want to think of it as a horror movie. In comedy-thriller "12 Hour Shift," blood and chaos reigns as a murderer terrorizes a hospital 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Cursed is like an episode of Seinfeld as written by Chuck Palahniuk: a clever, funny, meaningful and dark comedy that will take you by surprise. Bizarro fiction: it's terribly good 2010-07-16T14:20:00Z It’s a startling, creepy and comical head-scratcher of an image that suggests more questions about Mr. Goulet’s dark comedy than it answers. Behind the Poster: 'Filler' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In this dark comedy about the ugliness of avarice the stakes rise as everyone’s depravity descends lower and lower. Theater Review: ‘Volpone,’ With Stephen Spinella, at Lucille Lortel Theater 2012-12-10T22:56:51Z At times you may question whether the other actors realize they're in the same show as Feldstein or whether that show is a drama or a dark comedy. FX's "Impeachment" doesn't acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Since opening in July, the dark comedy has brought in only $3m. Arthouse blues: why did indie films have such a terrible summer? 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z There’s probably a good dark comedy to be made from, or about, our current nightmare of ignorance, hatred and bigotry. Review: Clooney's Overpolished 'Suburbicon' Misses the Mark 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z By the third and final day of shooting the scene for the film, a dark comedy called "Prevertere," the party was going really well — no damage, decent footage. Low-budget films rely on shortcuts 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z He’s also a filmmaker who finds great, unsettling dark comedy in violence, and once again the blood does run, if somewhat less generously than in “The Host” and his often brilliant “Memories of Murder.” Movie Review | 'Mother': Bong Joon-ho?s Fierce Love: Better Not Make This Mom Angry 2010-03-12T00:04:00Z Millet’s boldly playful and intellectually charged body of work combines lightning bolts of emotional acuity, moments of precise poetry and subversively dark comedy along with investigations of existential ideas and real-world concerns. In These Stories, Home Is Where the Heartache Is 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Kubrick's dark comedy is now regarded as a Cold War classic. The 'adventure' of working with Kubrick 2013-08-16T00:31:17Z The wildly inappropriate stars of this dark comedy are back with a vengeance. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Vietnam War’ and ‘Vice Principals’ 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z She made her off-Broadway premiere in "Mr. Marmalade," a dark comedy in which she co-starred with Michael C. Hall. Mamie Gummer finds stardom as 'Emily Owens, M.D.' 2012-10-15T13:01:10Z For a lot of kids, their introduction to dark comedy is through the twisted stories of Roald Dahl. How to make a Roald Dahl book into a movie the right way 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z He expects to return as the crazy theater-director boyfriend on the third season of “Search Party,” a dark comedy about friends who run into trouble after hunting for a missing classmate. Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass’s New Book Explores Brotherly Love, With Occasional Sibling Rivalry 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The film, called Rothchild, is being offered to buyers at Cannes, and is described as a “dark comedy” and “an action-packed cautionary tale on wealth and power”. Mel Gibson casting in Rothchild comedy sparks outrage 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z In February, a dark comedy called “I’m Back” depicted Mussolini returning to life as a TV and YouTube sensation. A New Book About Mussolini Is Provoking a Debate Over His Legacy 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Anderson’s portrayal finds its own restrained niche within the dark comedy series. Louie Anderson pays tribute to his late mom with TV role 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps you’ve remained unaware — and it’s totally fine if you did — that the classic, cult 1988 dark comedy “Heathers” was undergoing a reboot in the shape of a new TV series. "Heathers" reboot TV series: Watch the first teaser trailer here 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Becoming Human Celebrity therapist and playwright Dr. Nicki J. Monti explores her difficult relationship with her mother in this new dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 23-30: 'As You Like It,' REDCAT's NOW Festival and more 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Gill, whose dark comedy The Voorman Problem starred Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander, said his project would be "more of a portrait than a conventional biopic". Morrissey biopic in development 2014-05-09T08:10:25Z The writers/directors/actors behind Adult Swim’s dark, dark, dark comedy series Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories have their very own strain of lethal aburdism that no one else comes close to imitating. Tim and Eric reflect on their dark comedy: ‘Life is a real nightmare’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z In his dark comedy ‘Clown Play,’ Paul David Young intriguingly combines critical elements from the horror playbook: angry clowns, semiautomatic weapons, an abandoned house in the suburbs. Shows to Consider at New York’s Fringe Festival 2013-08-08T21:36:11Z In addition, the network has picked up "Happyish," the dark comedy series that was to have Philip Seymour Hoffman before the actor died last year. TCA 2015: Showtime promises 'damn good cup of coffee' with 'Twin Peaks' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Mr. David, whose dark comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with death has played to mostly sold-out houses, despite tepid reviews, will leave the cast as planned on June 7. Jason Alexander Will Succeed Larry David in 'Fish in the Dark' 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z I get the feeling Boyle and his fans like to think of him as being at the vanguard of a new, dark comedy. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z "The Borgias" is grim but engrossing -- and when Irons is onscreen, with his bourbon-and-Gitanes voice and Chuck Jones face, it becomes a dark comedy about priests behaving badly. "Camelot" and "Borgias": Blood, boobs and costume drama 2011-04-02T18:01:00Z Nicholls’s dark comedy sets a crumbling family on a European tour, dangling the possibility that the trip might solve the problems of its middle-aged narrator, his artist wife and their challenging teenage son. The top 50 fiction books for 2014 The scenery of South Wales - from its dramatic beaches to its old industrial landscapes - gives the film its heart, yet its dark comedy easily translates for overseas audiences. Ayoade takes helm in Submarine 2011-03-15T08:38:48Z Arsenic and Old Lace Joseph Kesserling’s classic dark comedy about two little old ladies with a penchant for poisoning lonely old men. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Oct. 29-Nov. 5: 'Yohen,' 'King John' and more 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z The top prize of the night, outstanding cast in a motion picture, went to the South Korean dark comedy Parasite, which is a firm contender for best picture at the Academy awards. SAG awards: Phoebe Waller-Bridge wins best female actor in a comedy for Fleabag 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Pterodactyls Pop Up Theater Inc. presents Nicky Silver’s dark comedy about the demise of one peculiarly dysfunctional family. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 27-Sept. 3: 'Pterodactyls' and more 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z This week’s video features the actors Greta Gerwig and Scott Shepherd in a scene from Penelope Skinner’s dark comedy “The Village Bike.” In Performance: Greta Gerwig and Scott Shepherd of 'The Village Bike' 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z There are frequent reminders that it’s as much of a dark comedy as it is a social study. ‘Orange Is the New Black’ returns to Netflix, wickedly unrestrained Part of what sold her on the project was Mr. Paul himself, whom she had met while filming the domestically unreleased dark comedy “A Long Way Down.” Aaron Paul Grabs the Wheel in ‘Need for Speed’ 2014-03-05T17:00:19Z He is writing another screenplay, and he has also written a play, titled “All New People,” a dark comedy with four characters set during winter in a beach house on Long Beach Island, N.J. Zach Braff in Paul Weitz?s ?Trust? at Second Stage 2010-07-29T21:38:00Z Second Stage, meanwhile, will begin performances in summer 2015 of Mr. LaBute’s new dark comedy, “The Way We Get By,” about the aftermath of a hook-up after a drunken wedding reception. Off-Broadway Troupes Will Debut Works by Doug Wright and Neil LaBute 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The work is billed as an absurdist dark comedy set in a psychiatric hospital. Seven days on stage: Andrew Lloyd Webber and a play, on both your Houses 2012-07-13T12:31:44Z Her feature directorial debut, “A Happening of Monumental Proportions,” a dark comedy, puts Ms. Garner in the part Ms. Greer might have otherwise taken. Judy Greer, Hollywood’s Favorite Co-Star, Turns Filmmaker 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Ball Yards The wide world of sports is satirized in Chuck Faerber’s fantastical new dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 23-30: 'As You Like It,' REDCAT's NOW Festival and more 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Based on two of Helander’s short films, it’s a combination of touching family drama, St. Nick origin story and dark comedy, with scares that come mostly from a snarling Santa and his trollish, naked ghouls. When Santa Slays: Holiday Genre Movies 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z And, of course, I'm doing other stuff now, a fun dark comedy for HBO Max called, "The Flight Attendant." "He is a terrible man": Michiel Huisman on playing a cult leader in horror flick "The Other Lamb" 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Now, in the independent film “Down Low,” a dark comedy of errors that premieres at South by Southwest on Saturday, Gage is stepping into a lead role for the first time. Lukas Gage on the Audition That Went Awry, ‘You’ and Writing His Own Ticket 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Tambor features in dark comedy Transparent, about a family which begins to unravel after a series of secrets are revealed. Amazon launches second pilot season 2014-02-07T14:27:32Z The dark comedy, an Irish, British and U.S. co-production, secured 10 nominations, making it and Mexican black-and-white film “Roma” the most-nominated movies at this year’s Oscars. Colman, Bale lead British talent charge in Oscar race 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Andrews also appeared in 1982's "Victor/Victoria," which earned Edwards an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, and the dark comedy "S.O.B.," "Pink Panther" director Blake Edwards dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:24:00Z When Breaking Bad debuted in 2008, it seemed like a dark comedy along the lines of Showtime's suburban pot-dealing show Weeds. AMC's Breaking Bad: Elements of Style 2011-07-14T09:15:00Z “Seminar,” a dark comedy, casts Mr. Rickman as Leonard, a legendary author who provides private instruction to four promising young writers. ArtsBeat: Alan Rickman to Return to Broadway in 'Seminar' 2011-06-28T17:00:37Z This dark comedy is Taylor’s view of political idiocy. ArtsBeat: A Critics Conversation: Modern Dance Madness 2012-04-03T14:14:19Z Walking to Buchenwald Open Fist Theatre Company presents Tom Jacobson’s fantastical new dark comedy about American tourists who make an unexpected side trip to the former concentration camp. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 10-17: 'Runaway Home,' Ain't Misbehavin'' and more 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z "The Line" plays as dark comedy or satire, and has moments that are documentary-like, but it is also a cautionary tale. "I feel like politicians are born in fraternities": "The Line" director on Greek life mindset 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Actually, the familiar demon of lust proves the most compelling attraction in Theater for a New Audience’s new production of Shakespeare’s dark comedy about justice, mercy, vice and more vice. 2010-02-15T22:29:00Z Tonally the film is a mishmash of thriller, dark comedy and, most disappointingly, gory creature feature without enough gore or creature. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The explosion of productions extends a recent hot streak for Mr. Durang, a dealer in dark comedy who has been a presence on the American theatrical scene since the late 1970s. Christopher Durang's 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Heads to Regional Theaters 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “It’s a dark comedy about a stalker,” Moss said. Signature’s ‘Revenge of the Understudies’: Give them a spotlight and no one gets hurt "Mad Dogs": Based on a British series, the hourlong dark comedy follows the twisted reunion of a group of underachieving forty-something friends who are all at different crossroads in their lives. New Amazon pilots include shows from Ridley Scott, Carlton Cuse 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Critics swooned for the dark comedy starring Golden Globe winner Jeffrey Tambor as a retired professor who finally decides to embrace her true gender identity. Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in 1968 even as a dark comedy about the spread of Nazi ideology in occupied Czechoslovakia was in production. ‘The Cremator’: Satire, Horror and an Impending Holocaust 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Who will actually walk away with the big prize — the Fox Searchlight dark comedy or the IFC upstart? Oscars 2015: Five story lines to watch 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z He eventually cracked the narrative open as a dark comedy when he imagined the afterlife as a bland bureaucracy: “The afterlife is a tax office and everyone wants their rebate,” he writes. Shehan Karunatilaka Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z It’s rare for a new show to garner as much universal adoration as this dark comedy did when it had its premiere in early February. 10 Recent Netflix Originals Worth Your Time 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Stupid Kid A young man returns to his dysfunctional family after 14 years in prison in Sharr White’s new dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 17-24: 'Fixed,' 'The Red Shoes' and more 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z The dark comedy, by the British playwright Martin McDonagh, will open on Broadway this spring, two years after the production was canceled by its producer as the coronavirus pandemic forced theaters to close. Martin McDonagh’s ‘Hangmen’ Will Open on Broadway This Spring 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z But The Office is a dark comedy at heart, or at least it was. The Office After Michael: Who?s In Charge Here? 2011-11-10T16:15:34Z That question is posed by a news anchor in a trailer for the new, third season of this dark comedy series. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Search Party’ and ‘The Twilight Zone’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Tarver, 35, is a star of the dark comedy “The Other Two,” which began its life on Comedy Central but returns for Season 2 on HBO Max, starting Thursday. In ‘The Other Two,’ Drew Tarver and Heléne Yorke Are Almost Famous 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Season 2 of this anthology crime drama, with touches of dark comedy, is available and ripe for binge watching. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ and Charles Manson 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Viewers were hooked on this dark comedy about a woman who is fiercely dedicated to healing her patients while no less resolute, it seems, on damaging herself and others in her path. Edie Falco: back for a new shift on 'Nurse Jackie' 2011-03-25T13:35:09Z ABC is not pay cable, and maybe a show about fixers on network television can’t afford the kind of cheerful amorality of a cable series like Showtime’s dark comedy House of Lies. TV Tonight: Scandal 2012-04-05T12:51:33Z It’s a bracingly dark comedy that skates savagely close to the edge, but there’s also a poignancy here, a study of a socially inept outsider desperate for a life she’ll never have. No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summer 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z But its mix of dark comedy, over-the-top melodrama, hot-button social issues — and passionate sex scenes — transfixed audiences. The Gladiators of ‘Scandal’ Leave the Arena 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z There is comedy, and then there is dark comedy, and then there is Julia Davis’s comedy. Review: ‘Sally4Ever’ Sends a Black-Hearted Valentine 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The tawdry elements of the prison break story, including Mitchell’s romantic entanglements with both inmates, would seem to lend themselves to a dark comedy. Ben Stiller Goes Darker for a Real-Life Prison Break 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Last season on Broadway, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," a dark comedy about a serial killer, took home the Tony Award for new musical and is still running in New York. Charles Manson musical opens in Hamburg, Germany 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z At the same theater, for only $35, you can see the iconoclastic British playwright Philip Ridley’s new dark comedy, “Radiant Vermin.” ‘Hamilton’ Costs Too Much? You’re in Luck 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The dark comedy’s six episodes, all of which Gervais wrote and directed, whiplash between vicious and mawkish. Review: Ricky Gervais’s ‘After Life’ Is the Tearjerking of a Clown 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It received an excellent performance from the silvery-voiced soprano Susanna Phillips, who captured the cycle’s varied moods, from erotic longing to dark comedy. Music Review: A Celebration of the Song Recital, and of the Potential of 4 Young Voices 2011-01-24T23:20:10Z O My God West Coast Jewish Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of Anat Gov’s dark comedy about a Tel Aviv psychologist struggling with her son’s autism. L.A. theater openings, April 12-19: 'Loopholes: A Pain in the I.R.S.' and more 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Strangely appropriate … Rewrite, a dark comedy set in a psychiatric hospital, was performed in Westminster Hall. Seven days on stage: Andrew Lloyd Webber and a play, on both your Houses 2012-07-13T12:31:44Z Before it arrives, catch up with her previous triumph: the dark comedy “Fleabag.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Ransom’ 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Loggia also appeared in five movies directed by Blake Edwards, including three “Pink Panther” films and the dark comedy “S.O.B.” Robert Loggia, actor known for his tough-guy roles, dies at 85 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z He described O’Kelly’s script as a dark comedy, with crazy circumstances and a bitter edge. Don’t call Patti LuPone’s Wolf Trap show a cabaret, and don’t use your cellphone 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z To deal with it in a comedy, albeit a dark comedy, I think is supremely relevant and really cool. Jayma Mays on "Wet Hot American Summer " and "Glee" 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Edward: The Musical Theater company Blue Vanity stages this dark comedy about a sad, angry man who has a psychotic break. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 12-19: 'Forever Plaid' and more 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z On the small screen, the second season of Fleabag, HBO and Sky’s Chernobyl and the acclaimed dark comedy Succession are all frontrunners. Golden Globes 2020: stars prepare for the return of Ricky Gervais 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Fox Searchlight collected six awards overall, including best actress and supporting actor for dark comedy“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Disney-bound Fox Searchlight takes top Oscar honor 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Bedlam Theater takes an irreverent look at the story in “Fall River Fishing,” an absurdist dark comedy about unrequited love, self-loathing and disappointment. Live Performance in New York: Here’s What to See This Spring 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s a dark comedy based on the semi-autobiographical short stories of Jean Shepherd, as originally collected in the book “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.” Dreaming of a white “Christmas Story”: A Yuletide classic’s “color-blind” racism 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Goldston and the committee knew they had a thriller on their hands — conspiracy, backbiting, violence, even dark comedy — and they let it play like one onscreen. The Jan. 6 Hearings Did a Great Service, by Making Great TV 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z “Macbeth,” she said, is “so satisfying, and it has so much dark comedy in it that people keep coming back to it.” How Female Playwrights Are Adapting, and Revamping, ‘Macbeth’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Though he’s also racked up critically acclaimed star turns in the Safdie brothers’ 2019 dark comedy “Uncut Gems” and “Hustle,” among others. Adam Sandler to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “I knew that although the show was a dark comedy and satirical, it would not be depicted in a humorous way at all,” Moriarty said. ‘The Boys’ Is Back, More Relevant Than Ever 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Barry’s brilliant dark comedy – Bill Hader as a hit man trying to become an actor – could take home a win for its second season, as could the searing sophomore season of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. Emmys 2019 predictions: who will win, and who should win? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z “The Good John Proctor” isn’t even the only Salem-inspired dark comedy to play Off Broadway this season; Sarah Ruhl’s “Becky Nurse of Salem” brought a descendant of the accused to Lincoln Center in the fall. Review: ‘The Good John Proctor’ Imagines Girlhood BFFs 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Bull Three office workers battle to keep their jobs in Mike Bartlett’s dark comedy. L.A. theater openings, June 26-July 3: 'Richard III' and more 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Kill Local World premiere of Mat Smart’s dark comedy about about a woman and her two daughters who work as professional assassins. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 6-13: 'Hamlet,' 'Marlene' and more 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Which is to say, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is a dark, dark comedy. “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is still rough around the edges 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z A dark comedy this superficial only reads as light gray, on account of the sham sunlight glaring at the end of its tunnel. Review: How Amazon’s Kate Beckinsale Series, “The Widow,” and Netflix’s New Ricky Gervais Show, “After Life,” Get Grief All Wrong 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z That is dark comedy's lot when it's taken to extremes. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z His recent Met history has been a dark comedy of errors. Bryn Terfel Returns to the Metropolitan Opera. (Sort Of.) 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z For the first season or so, it was a risky and rewarding dark comedy. TV Weekend: Nurse Jackie’s Road to Recovery 2012-06-08T14:06:46Z A dark comedy about troubled friendships in a gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, “Buzzer” will be directed by Anne Kauffman. Public Theater Postpones a Musical and Adds a Play 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z It turns a dark comedy into poorly done tragedy, which is particularly unappealing for a show that is about the end of the world. You, me & this ho-hum show: “Apocalypse” comedy has Rob Lowe as a smarmy priest going for it — and not much else 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Based on the memoir “The Taliban Shuffle” by the journalist Kim Barker, it’s a “MASH”-style dark comedy with a rowdy feminist bent. Q. and A. With Tina Fey: Live From Kabul, It’s a Feminist Comedy 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Though considered a dark comedy, the show is layered with many obstacles that Ryan has to confront and hopefully defeat in the world of his mental illness. Top 5 TV shows that deal with mental health 2013-06-17T17:15:00Z A very dark comedy about sexual liberation and emotional cataclysm, this Phoebe Waller-Bridge monologue, which birthed the Amazon series, arrives in New York. 11 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z A dark comedy with elements of horror, this could be a hit from a company previously responsible for Late Night Wolf Tales and Houdini's Suitcase. Strange Interlude, Paradise Lost, The Dug Out: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-05-25T05:00:20Z This February, she received Helen Hayes Award nominations for “Queens” and “Zombie: The American,” a dark comedy by Robert O’Hara, which ran part of May and June of last year at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. After 21 years, this D.C. actress is enjoying a ‘season of firsts’ 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z That way, I could have a film that walked the fine line between dark comedy and "What the hell is going on?" In comedy-thriller "12 Hour Shift," blood and chaos reigns as a murderer terrorizes a hospital 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z There was much to see: the electric chair from his 1974 dark comedy, “Female Trouble” in the entryway. John Waters, an Auteur of Trash, Would Like to Thank the Academy 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Netflix brings the actor's first stand-up special, which has been classified as “dark comedy.” Netflix's best new releases in October, from the "Breaking Bad" movie to "Big Mouth" 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z His dark comedy “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, is set to open on Broadway in March, starring Robin Williams. theater: A Little Good, a Little Evil, a Lot of Ritual 2010-12-30T23:56:50Z "Downhill," the new American remake of 2014's dark comedy "Force Majeure," is a movie that wants to know, really, who are you? "Life feels like an uncomfortable comedy": Zach Woods embraces the awkward and new movie "Downhill" 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The Eight: Reindeer Monologues The holiday-themed dark comedy returns; for mature audiences. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Dec. 3-10: 'Hamilton's' Leslie Odom, Jr. and more 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z This fall, along with “Nobody’s Fool,” Haddish has headlined two other movies, the dark comedy “The Oath” and, with Kevin Hart, “Night School,” which was a box office hit and critical flop. Tiffany Haddish: ‘My Career Is a Delicious Roasted Chicken’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The dark comedy centers on an "extraordinary convenience-store clerk," Doug Sample, who plans to end it all with one last shift — and the unknowing participation of customers, friends, relatives and dancers. 'Border Songs' and more on Seattle stages 2011-09-15T19:25:05Z But will the current cultural moment be as receptive to Season 2 of Gervais’s dark comedy series “After Life” when Netflix releases it on Friday? Ricky Gervais on ‘After Life’ and Life After the Golden Globes 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z A dark comedy, the story follows three mothers and a descent into murder. Why An HBO Series Is A Great Idea For Nicole Kidman And Reese Witherspoon 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z This action-slasher dark comedy stars the pro wrestler Bill Goldberg as a Santa on a killing spree. When Santa Slays: Holiday Genre Movies 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Plus, a Depression-era classic from Clifford Odets, and a new dark comedy about an Army colonel gone rogue in the Middle East. L.A. theater openings, June 12-19: 'Tom' and more 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The theater is also presenting the American premier of a new dark comedy written by, and starring, Matthew Perry, the actor best known from the television show “Friends.” MCC Theater to Present the Musical ‘Ride the Cyclone’ and a Matthew Perry Play 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Other contenders for original screenplay: the cancer story "50/50"; the family tale "Win Win"; and the dark comedy "Young Adult." 'Descendants,' 'Bridesmaids' earn writers noms 2012-01-05T18:39:34Z That the movie is based on a story by a celebrated writer invests this seemingly uneventful scene with dark comedy, even if the larger point is the question of free will. Review: In ‘Burning,’ Love Ignites a Divided World 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Other pilots include "Transparent," a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family that stars Jeffrey Tambor and Judith Light, and "Bosch," based on best-selling novels about a Los Angeles homicide detective. Amazon asks customers to pick from TV pilots for show development 2014-02-06T21:01:51Z A production of the Los Angeles theater company Sacred Fools, “Mom’s Dead” is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family grappling with the death of its matriarch. Mom’s a Corpse. Dad Looks Mad. At Least the Light Is Nice. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Next up for Kadie, along with college decisions: a new film called “Suburbia Nights,” which he describes as a dark comedy — “a multi-plot story about one crazy night in the suburbs.” 3-Minute Masterpiece winner goes on to bigger things 2013-03-08T20:30:32Z The movie, a dark comedy from Spain written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, follows him over roughly 10 days as he ensures that everything is set for the awards committee. ‘The Good Boss’ Review: Company Man 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z “Dot” is a dark comedy set in West Philadelphia. “Orange Is the New Black” star Adrienne C. Moore on a lack of diversity in the arts: “It’s not an accurate reflection of what is going on in the world” 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Intended as a dark comedy, it wavers between being gleefully abusive and downright mean. Review | ‘The Great’ has problems balancing its extravagant snark with its dramatic impulses 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z In a wholly different vein, Greg Kalleres’s sly and diverting dark comedy “Wrecked” also depicts characters determinedly rewriting adverse circumstances — in this case, the fallout from a disturbing car accident. Review | Anxious men and other world-builders at CATF 2019 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z The question was posed by the filmmaker Glenn Ficarra in a 2010 interview with The Times, in reference to this dark comedy. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ and ‘Our House’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Space A man tries to adjust to modern life and repair his relationship with his mother after spending three decades in a mental institution in Stefan Marks’ new dark comedy. L.A. theater openings, July 10-17: 'Space' and more 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In Gardner’s dark comedy, about patients at a skin cancer clinic, Beans’s comedic chops are tighter, this time blended with the forceful compassion of the type-A older sister she plays. ‘Bold Enough to Go Full-Tilt’: Gabby Beans Is Playing to the Balcony 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z In HBO Max's new dark comedy series "Made For Love," the CEO of a technology company implants a microchip in his ex's brain, making it nearly impossible for her to leave him. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Cyrus, which had been wowing 'em in limited release, doubled the number of screens, to more than 400, but actually saw its weekend revenue drop; maybe this dark comedy was just a big-city thing. Box Office Weekend: Inception Gets an Immaculate $60 Million Reception 2010-07-18T07:40:00Z Ms. Stoller mixes beauty, horror and dark comedy with a fine sense of proportion. Art Review: Learning About the Marketplace and Entering It 2011-08-11T21:32:30Z “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”: A musical dark comedy about trying to be the person you wish you were. What You Should Watch This Week if You’re Missing a Favorite Show 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z There's a dark comedy based on a documentary about a polka singer who built a fortune on an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Jack Black is game for anything -- except vanity 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Recall that one of the most popular of the philosophically heady playwright's works is the 1966 dark comedy “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” a retelling of “Hamlet” from the perspective of the titular duo. We just solved a major mystery in the "Lion King" franchise 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z It's fast-paced, filled with unforgettable characters and laced with dark comedy. Review: `Autopsy' takes grim look at Detroit 2013-02-11T14:04:09Z In season 4, AD is a much darker dark comedy than it ever was. The New Arrested Development Is Dark, Uneven, and Frustrating. Can We Have Another? 2013-05-29T17:59:42Z And now, she's got a movie all her own: the dark comedy "Hello, I Must Be Going," directed by Todd Louiso, in which she plays the central character and appears in every scene. Melanie Lynskey finds a niche as a character actress 2012-09-24T20:32:07Z On the same night, meanwhile, Showtime debuts the strenuously topical House of Lies, which makes dark comedy out of how the rich continue to get richer in post-TARP America. TV Weekend: Scenes from the Class Struggle, with Downton Abbey and House of Lies 2012-01-06T16:54:11Z The Break of Noon Neil LaBute’s dark comedy about a businessman who has a spiritual epiphany after surviving a workplace shooting; contains nudity, adult situations. L.A. theater openings, March 29-April 5: 'The Break of Noon' and more 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Though critics have recently scolded David Adjmi's "3C," a mordant take on the sitcom "Three's Company" now at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, this dark comedy boasts the best entrance of the season. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Making An Entrance 2012-07-05T16:52:58Z Also in the holiday spirit is "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale," a dark comedy from Finland screening Friday and Saturday. It's time for 'Wonka,' 'Wonderful' 2011-12-08T21:42:04Z “In the moments of dark comedy, I wanted people to be thinking, ‘Am I supposed to be laughing or appalled? With ‘The Visit,’ M. Night Shyamalan Returns to His Filmmaking Roots 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z It was a dark comedy with unlikable characters who refused to be good, which was what made the film such a subversive piece of suburban art. The original ending to Alexander Payne's "Election" 2011-05-17T17:18:00Z “World” is a punchy dark comedy, with episodes running about twenty minutes, while “Innocents” is a supernatural romance, slick but sincere, with a prestige-TV gloss and a pop sensibility. “The Innocents,” Reviewed: Teen Lovers on the Run in a Young-Adult “Westworld” 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Showtime renewed the veteran dark comedy for a fifth season in January. "William & Kate" star joins "Californication" 2011-05-08T22:56:46Z It’s another dark comedy about funny people, but instead of an emotionally broken comic, the focus is on a pathetic clown who studied comedy theory in France. The Tears (and Fears) of a Clown 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z She also has her world premiere of "Bed" running at the Echo Theater Company in Atwater Village and writes for Showtime's dark comedy "Shameless." Sheila Callaghan plays with gender identity in 'Women Laughing Alone With Salad' 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z A dark comedy featuring video, sound and set design by Carmine Covelli, “THIS” created a continual state of anticipation. A Dance Without Dance, and a Harbor for Stormy Souls 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z For Krymov, the 14 months since he left Moscow have had all the audacious drama, tragedy and dark comedy of one of his plays. Amid Exile and Fire, a Revered Russian Theater Director Is Reborn 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z A kinetic example of the one-wild-night movie, this dark comedy from Martin Scorsese carries its lead on a tidal wave of late-night mishaps through SoHo. 10 Movies That Capture the Essence of New York 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z As a straight dark comedy about French Islamophobia, “Nobody’s Hero” doesn’t make a lot of sense. ‘Nobody’s Hero’ Review: Little Desires Everywhere 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Reflecting favorably on the movie’s dark comedy and impeccable cinematic austerity, the Venice Jury awarded it the festival’s top prize. Addio, Lido: Last Postcards from the Venice Film Festival 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Five years after “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” earned Oscars for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell, the writer-director Martin McDonagh is back with a dark comedy whose cast could run the table, too. The Eight Film Festival Movies That Got the Biggest Awards Boost 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The privileged teenage girls in this dark comedy, attending a dysfunctional, third-string boarding school in the countryside north of London, get caught up in a mass-psychogenic, contagious version of anorexia nervosa. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He next stars in dark comedy "The Beaver," directed by Jodi Foster and set for 2010, about a man who is depressed until being given a hand puppet that helps him deal with life. 2010-01-27T18:46:00Z “The Innocents” joins other recent projects about children on the dark side, including the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Firestarter” and the HBO dark comedy series “The Baby.” In ‘The Innocents,’ Kids Behaving Deadly 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The cruelly long-awaited and likely final season of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy justly earned all the enthusiastic praise a show could hope for when it dropped on Amazon in May. Let us praise Claire, the true hero of "Fleabag" 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z While the titles above contain good old holiday spirit, this dark comedy offers anything but. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In the series, which alternates between broad farce and dark comedy, Martin plays a once-famous TV actor and Short plays a never-that-great Broadway director who live in the same Renaissance-style building in Manhattan. Steve Martin and Martin Short Are Thrilled for Each Other, of Course 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The Porcini Test A woman under house arrest is visited by old friends and lovers, etc., in the world premiere of Laureen Vonnegut's dark comedy. L.A. theater openings, July 12-19: 'Girlfriend' and more 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Blinded A man suffering from hysterical blindness considers a radical cure in Joni Ravenna’s new dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 9-16: 'King of the Yees' and more 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Yet even as the emotional stakes turn crueler, the tenderness in Beanpole’s unspoken yearning, as well as flashes of beauty and dark comedy, keep brutality in check. ‘Beanpole’ Review: The War Has Ended. Their Fight Is Endless. 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “France is not accustomed to dark comedy. Everybody calls me and says, ‘This is really hard to watch. The French Fleabag: 'Viewers in France are shocked by the sexuality' 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Several projects floated up, like a dark comedy with Anthony Mackie attached. Directors From Sundance on What Happened Next 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Frank wrote and directed a pilot for a dark comedy series for FX this year, but it wasn't picked up. TV is viewed as holding more promise for screenwriters than movies 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The dark comedy about three cousins who squabble bitterly when they arrive in Manhattan for their grandfather’s funeral is running through Jan. 18. D.C. theater scene abuzz with news about ‘Little Dancer,’ ‘Diner’ and ‘Fiddler’ 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z His encounter with Raylan where the deputy marshal tries to establish why Choo-Choo was following him — “I am not following you”— was a twisted bit of “Who’s on First” dark comedy writing. 'Justified' Recap: A Big Gun and a Land Grab 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The local premiere of "Matt's Chance," a dark comedy filmed in Seattle earlier this year, will take place Thursday at the Egyptian; doors will open at 6 p.m. At A Theater Near You: Scarecrow celebration, Earshot fest, more 2012-10-18T20:18:05Z This production, from the troupe the Cell, is a piece of Irish gothic; other practitioners include Conor McPherson, a specialist in haunting conversations, and Martin McDonagh, the poet of dark comedy. Review: ‘Crackskull Row,’ an Irish Gothic With Masher, Basher and Rasher 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z New characters and a new case will be introduced in the dark comedy. Coen brothers to adapt 'Fargo' into FX TV miniseries 2013-08-02T20:13:05Z The movie was a dark comedy about two guys involved in a wacky endeavor. Gene Weingarten: the Opie-Changey thing 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Anna’s intentions are fittingly obscure, but the development of an actual, recognizably human relationship between the two gives the film a pulse where there was once only blank-faced dark comedy. ‘Apples’ Review: Forget Me Not 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z In all, the film, which combined drama, dark comedy, horror and social commentary, won four Oscars, the most of the evening, in what amounted to a historic upset of the Hollywood elite. ‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history as the first foreign-language film to win best picture 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z In Zemba’s dark comedy “Superstitions,” the state of America is examined through the metaphysical beliefs its citizens carry. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Not only did the dark comedy win the ASC award, the film won prizes at the Cinema Audio Awards, the Golden Reel Awards and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Awards. 'Birdman' wins the American Society of Cinematographers Award 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Young, then in her early 20s, says she went to Weinstein’s hotel room to continue a conversation with him about interest in a dark comedy script she was writing about her life. Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Mozart's dark comedy is regularly staged, and versions bringing its dramatic context up to date and closer to home are nothing new. Don Giovanni ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:34Z His muscle bound frame is frequently on display in his films, but in Michael Bay’s 2013 dark comedy Pain & Gain, his body takes center stage. Don't go changing: actor transformations that weren't worth the effort 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Stein goes back to high school for another dark comedy. Tribeca Film Festival: 12 Movies We’re Excited About 2013-04-17T09:45:08Z Blame the source material: a title role both tedious and impractically difficult; a repetitive libretto sitting somewhere between coming-of-age adventure and dark comedy; a singing dragon. Review: In the Met’s ‘Siegfried,’ Singers Transcend the Staging 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Recent theater videos in this series include Jonatha Brooke singing a number from her one-woman musical play “My Mother Has 4 Noses,” and Steven Boyer from the dark comedy “Hand to God.” ArtsBeat: In Performance: John Douglas Thompson of ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf’ 2014-04-01T17:30:19Z Neon lights, a nail salon and a slew of the worst — and most entertaining — stereotypes about Florida set the stage for the absurdist, female-centric dark comedy “Claws.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Succession’ and ‘Curse of Akakor’ 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z “The great American art form isn’t music or film or television,” says a podcast host in “Based on a True Story,” a new dark comedy on Peacock. ‘Based on a True Story’ Review: Only Murders on the TV 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In fact, this dark comedy about feuding best friends picked up every single nomination it could be plausibly considered for. Golden Globes 2023 Snubs (Will Smith) and Surprises (Brendan Fraser) 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In the coming big-screen “War Dogs,” a dark comedy about gun runners, nursing-home residents are entertained by a guitarist singing a gentle “Reaper.” ‘(Don’t Fear) the Reaper’ Is a Creepy Tune, Even With the Cowbell 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “Film has sort of died for actors, especially character actors,” said DJ Qualls, who is delivering the strongest work of his career as a young man fighting muscular dystrophy on FXX’s dark comedy “Legit.” Standouts on ‘Grimm,’ ‘Legit,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ and Other Shows 2014-03-21T20:16:42Z “All of a sudden it was not this fun dark comedy,” Rosenberg said, “but literally a record about putting mushrooms on a pizza, which ended up just being ridiculous.” Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ Proves Music’s Dirty Secret: Censorship Is Good Business 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z It also hasn’t lost any of its edge, mining dark comedy out of a twisted mythology that it has had more than a decade to develop. “It’s Always Sunny” gang goes to hell: The long-running “Seinfeld” heir skewers rape culture, homophobia and religious hypocrisy in two-part finale 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z But Carpenter was prophetic with narrative choices that horror now takes for granted: a masked killing-machine villain, a strong-willed final girl next door, creatively depicted deaths, touches of dark comedy. 25 Classic Horror Movies to Stream 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Huddle up and let us appraise the prequel we have awaited since television’s finest New Mexico-set dark comedy/spaghetti western bid its adieu. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The Room World premiere of the Wooster Group's reimagining of Harold Pinter's dark comedy about disparate characters in a run-down boarding house. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: 'The Mountaintop' and more 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And there has been a backlash that you can detect from other comics, even ones practicing dark comedy. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Resorting to tactics of emotional distress to clear himself of charges of emotional distress: is it tragic irony or dark comedy? Real “spring breakers” don’t have happy endings 2013-03-29T16:01:00Z Need to Know A couple uses the Internet to learn more about their new next-door neighbor in the world premiere of Jonathan Caren's dark comedy. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 18-25: 'Kansas City Choir Boy' and more 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Roach handles the drama and the film’s dark comedy with noticeable aplomb, keeping the large cast of characters and multiple storylines engaging as Ailes’ downfall unfolds. “Bombshell” takes down Roger Ailes, but some audiences don’t want to see Fox News women humanized 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Last year she directed and acted alongside Mel Gibson in dark comedy The Beaver. Foster to head new TV mob drama 2012-08-14T11:38:13Z So even a minor event like “Mammals” — a six-episode dark comedy premiering Friday on Amazon Prime Video, Corden’s first scripted TV series since “The Wrong Mans” in 2014 — sparks some interest. ‘Mammals’ Review: James Corden Gets Back to What He Does Best 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Devilishly positive reviews for the new play “Hand to God,” Robert Askins’s dark comedy about a possibly demonic hand puppet, translated into a small bump. 'Hand to God' and 'Gigi' Have Modest Box Office Gains 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z “And at Midnight, the Green Bride Floated Through the Village Square ...,” by the Israeli choreographer Barak Marshall, found dark comedy in the traditional plight of women in marriage. Dance Review: Bodytraffic in Gotham Dance Festival at the Joyce 2012-06-07T22:49:34Z He turns estrangement from his father and being kidnapped as a child into dark comedy. Pete Davidson’s New Special Seems Like It Could Use a Hug 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The film is part drama and part dark comedy. ArtsBeat: Spencer Susser Talks Chaos and Loss in 'Hesher' 2011-03-16T14:30:18Z To get “bodied” in an Oakland rap battle means you’ve been murdered by the competition, but in Joseph Kahn’s merciless dark comedy, it’s the audience on the floor gasping for breath. The best films of 2018 … that you didn't see 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Ndibe invests his story with enough dark comedy to make Ngene an odoriferous presence in his own right, and certainly not the kind of polite exotic rarity that art collectors are used to. Books of The Times: ‘Foreign Gods, Inc.,’ by Okey Ndibe 2013-12-29T22:31:18Z The show, praised as an intoxicating female perspective on obsession, cruelty and power with an overlay of dark comedy, earned two Emmy nominations for best drama series and was a boon for its stars. ‘Killing Eve’ deadly cat-and-mouse game enters last season 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Billy Bob Thornton’s interpretation of a boozing, bawdy, con-artist mall Santa — he’s only in it so he can case stores for a planned heist with his elf sidekick — is pitch perfect in this dark comedy. Here's Where to Watch Your Favorite Christmas Movies 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Silver Linings – once a dark comedy, then a sensitive drama – is now a redemptive romance. Oscars 2013: can Silver Linings Playbook save the day for Harvey Weinstein? 2013-02-21T17:00:00Z Some people when we were sending it asked, Is it a dark comedy or a thriller? "Susie Searches": A cautionary tale of a podcaster who finds a missing student & "insta-celebrity" 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z A Bright New Boise Samuel D. Hunter's Obie-winning dark comedy about a down-on-his-luck fellow who gets a job at a chain store. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 27-Oct. 4: 'Wicked Lit' and more 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Arsenic and Old Lace Revival of Joseph Kesserling’s classic dark comedy about two little old ladies with a penchant for poisoning lonely old men. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 20-27: ‘A Night With Janis Joplin’ and more 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The cases of Monostatos and the violent lovers of Coward’s dark comedy are only two taken at random from myriad examples across the arts and media. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created He incorporates a variety of genres and influences, from dystopian, futuristic science fiction and dark comedy to parental drama and romance, with a Wild-West shootout and even some "Terminator" thrown in. Review: `Looper' takes you to unexpected places 2012-09-26T01:55:08Z Malicious Bunny A wife asks her husband to commit a double homicide in Matthew A. Sprosty’s new dark comedy; advisories for mature content, language and violence; for ages 18 and up. L.A. theater openings, March 12-19: 'The Cruise' and more 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Putting a sardonic spin on a modern classic of misanthropy, the movie “Hyenas” transposes a dark comedy by the Swiss dramatist Friedrich Durrenmatt to rural Senegal. A Dark Swiss Comedy, Transported to Rural Senegal 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Boots Riley describes his directorial debut as “an absurdist dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction, inspired by the world of telemarketing.” "Sorry to Bother You" speaks the hidden truths of "white voice" out loud 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The new work, written as a stylized dark comedy, takes only a few liberties with history. He?s Had Work: Preserving the Face of a Revolution 2010-02-26T05:24:00Z I am still furious that this sharp, strange, intense dark comedy lost the Emmy to the terrible, syrupy “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” My Not-Top-Ten Television List, 2018 Edition 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z By the end, the picture’s spirit is gloomy and ill-humored, as if it had tried hard to be a dark comedy and simply failed, leaving a vaguely sour taste in its wake. Sorry, But the Original Ghostbusters Isn't Even That Good 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Apart from upping the ante for grossness, Akin apparently discerns a strain of dark comedy in Honka. ‘The Golden Glove’ Review: Honka, Portrait of a Serial Killer 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Colman, who won an Oscar earlier this year for playing a different royal in dark comedy “The Favourite,” portrays Queen Elizabeth in a retelling of the life of Britain’s reigning monarch. 'The Crown' welcomes its new royals in Season 3 launch 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Boots Riley picked up the prize for best first feature for his dark comedy Sorry To Bother You. Richard E Grant and Glenn Close get late Oscars boost with Spirit Awards wins 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Blue Velvet is a critical theorist’s dream, a dark comedy of category confusion. “David Lynch should be shot”: Looking back on the madness and chaos of “Blue Velvet” and Ronald Reagan’s ’80s 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z And the dark comedy “Life of Crime” arrives on Amazon Prime. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean’ and ‘Life of Crime’ 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The other nominees in the category this year were cross-dressing comedy "Twelfth Night," memory drama "The Glass Menagerie" and dark comedy "The Cripple of Inishmaan." Tonys 2014: 'A Raisin in the Sun' wins best revival of a play 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z “Twelfth Night, Or what you will” is the full name of the dark comedy by Shakespeare that is simply called “Twelfth Night” in most productions, like the hit revival on Broadway last season. Two Versions of 'Twelfth Night' Coming From Bedlam Theater Troupe 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z From the moment it opens, "Transparent," being billed as a "dark comedy," plants itself in familial and environmental reality. Amazon's transgender transition 'Transparent' astonishes 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The early seasons worked in a vein of joke-heavy dark comedy, branching out into more story forms and social issues. ‘M*A*S*H’ at 50: War Is Hell(arious) 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Brooklyn Nine-Nine is not a dark comedy, but shows promise of being a believable one, a possible successor to The Office where the characters are pounding pavement instead of pushing paper. Dads and Brooklyn Nine-Nine: From Worst to Best In One Hour 2013-09-17T09:30:32Z Amazon won its first Golden Globes on Sunday for its dark comedy Transparent, a show about a family dealing with a father who is transgender. Allen to create TV show for Amazon 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Two weeks later, I looked up and I had this really dark comedy where we end up killing one of my buddy’s wives. Scott Foley Talks Directing, His Dark Side and His 'Scandal' Love Triangle 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Fox Searchlight collected six awards overall, including best actress and supporting actor for dark comedy“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Disney-bound Fox Searchlight takes top Oscar honor 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z But they'd better be the kind of laughs that choke in your throat — dark comedy with a bilious tinge. 30:Minutes or Less: Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari in a Go-Nowhere Fargo 2011-08-11T21:05:00Z The 2010 film is a dark comedy about four incompetent British Muslim jihadists who undergo terrorism training before trying to attack the London Marathon. UK TV pulls terrorist satire after Boston bombings 2013-04-17T18:01:05Z It’s a psychological thriller, a scathing political satire, a powerful and upsetting family drama, a dark comedy and a work of magnificent landscape cinematography and startling pictorial intensity. “Leviathan”: A tragic, ironic masterpiece from Putin’s Russia 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Phillips is currently appearing in FOX's dark comedy crime series "Prodigal Son." Lou Diamond Phillips: "My entire career has been fighting against those labels" 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The dark comedy making its debut on cable channel Showtime on Sunday, January 8, portrays management consultants as sleazy, money-grubbing executives who are as ethically challenged as the corporate clients signing their paychecks. Management consultants get bashed in "House of Lies" 2012-01-06T20:14:23Z “Collaborators,” still Hodge’s only play, is a dark comedy about Stalin’s relationship with a dissident playwright. British writer John Hodge on theater vs. film, and ‘Trainspotting’ sequel 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z A few years later, he cast her in his dark comedy “The White Lotus” as a woman who has broken glass ceilings to become a powerhouse executive but remains blind to her own privilege. In ‘Dear Edward,’ Connie Britton Embraces Her Inner ‘Real Housewife’ 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The venerable Braham Murray directs the world premiere of a dark comedy which should have some really meaty parts for women in a cast headed by Teresa Banham and Jan Ravens. This week's new theatre 2011-04-08T23:08:36Z Worlds away from the sober dark comedy of “Transparent,” “Mozart” seems at first glance to be a fanciful exercise in magical realism. ‘Mozart in the Jungle,’ an Amazon Series 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Ligature Marks Theatre Unleashed stages Mac Rogers’ dark comedy about a twisted romance and an online game. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 8-15: 'The Temptation of St. Antony' and more 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z In his telling, the complex interwoven narrative of African slaves and freed blacks, of French Canadian “Cajuns” and Colonial Protestants, of German, Italian and Irish immigrants was an artfully constructed dark comedy. We Wanted a Carefree Family Trip. So We Invited a Second Family. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z With its Brooklyn vibe and whiff of self-absorption, this dark comedy was devised with millennials in mind, down to the way it’s meant to be binged: two late-night episodes for five days running. What’s on TV Monday 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Equally unromantic of face is Paul Matthews, a biology professor played by a dowded-down Nicolas Cage in the patchily entertaining dark comedy “Dream Scenario.” Review: Nicolas Cage is pure nightmare fuel in 'Dream Scenario.' That's (kind of) a good thing 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Starz‘s half-hour dark comedy “Shining Vale” has fun with every horror trope imaginable while exploring mental illness through the lens of a haunting. Is the real world not scary enough? Try these new horror and thriller series instead 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Though initially divisive, the dark comedy has since become Klane’s most mainstream success, sticking firmly in the public consciousness. Robert Klane, screenwriter behind “Weekend at Bernie’s,” dies 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The HBO series "The Righteous Gemstones," a dark comedy about shallow, grifting televangelists stunted and spoiled by wealth, has to work hard to outdo what we see at Trump rallies. Guns, Republicans and "manliness": We all suffer from the right's mental health crisis 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z In the newest novel from Clark, author of the hit suspenseful dark comedy “Boy Parts,” a journalist covers the murder of a teenage girl from a small seaside town almost ten years after the crime. These new crime fiction novels will keep you up at night 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z After she missed her penalty kick in Sunday’s loss — her first missed penalty kick in five years — Rapinoe let out a laugh that she later described to reporters as “dark comedy.” Stunning exit of Rapinoe, U.S. women from World Cup fuels divisive, partisan reaction 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “I mean, this is like a sick joke. For me personally, this is like dark comedy that I missed a penalty,” Rapinoe said as she blinked back tears. U.S. loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in its earliest Women’s World Cup exit ever 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z She went so far as to call it "dark comedy" and a "sick joke", such was her dismay. 'Sick joke' - Rapinoe leaves centre stage in tears 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The big-screen buddy dark comedy “The D Train,” in which Marsden deftly sent up his own image by portraying a hedonistic Hollywood fringe player, generates big buzz at Sundance but later earns less than … James Marsden's awards track record doesn't match his skill 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He offers dark comedy, to be sure, but comedy nonetheless. Column: Ron DeSantis and the whitewashing of slavery's horrors 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Gentrification is also a catalyst for Machado’s new dark comedy series “ The Horror of Dolores Roach,” debuting Friday on Prime Video. Gentrification leads to madness, cannibalism and laughs in ‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’ 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” is ostensibly the saga of a hit man trying to find himself — and redemption — through a North Hollywood acting class. As 'Barry' comes to an end, Bill Hader the auteur rises 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z "For me personally, I'm just like, this is dark comedy. I missed a penalty." 'Sick joke' - Rapinoe leaves centre stage in tears 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z With Netflix’s dark comedy, they both have been nominated for Emmys for their performances as two women who strike an unlikely friendship. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini laugh until they cry 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Even in worrying times, there's always room for dark comedy in Glasgow. 'All bets are off as Celtic's continuity takes centre stage' 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z But I wasn’t ready to say goodbye, and I wasn’t assured that the show — part dark comedy, part streaming soap opera — could survive the transformation of genres. Review: A compassionate 'Transparent' musical is stymied by its chaotic production 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z In his 53-year career, Calderón has played many villains, most recently booking a role as a corrupt police officer in the 2022 Peacock dark comedy and mystery series “The Resort.” After 53 years of acting, he still loves being recognized. His most famous role: Alien head on stick 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Sean Hayes stars on Broadway in ‘Good Night, Oscar,’ Doug Wright’s dark comedy following pianist Levant as he’s being treated for mental illness. 'New York, New York’ the film is not good. The new Broadway musical is worse 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Villarreal: Since the show premiered in, what was it, 2019, it’s been praised for maintaining this delicate balance of dark comedy and real emotional depth. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini laugh until they cry 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The dark comedy spins road rage into a feud that becomes an outlet from the tensions of their own personal lives. What’s new this week on Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Oe is best known for this 1964 semi-autobiographical novel, a dark comedy about a callow young academic who decides to leave his wife after their baby is born with a brain herniation. Perspective | A guide to the work of Kenzaburo Oe, novelist and Nobel laureate 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z It’s up for nine awards, tied for second most with the Irish dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Oscars look to snap back a year after The Slap 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z In actual fact, “Your Driver Is Waiting” turns out to be a punchy page-turner imbued with dark comedy and trenchant social commentary. ‘Your Driver Is Waiting’ review: Priya Guns’ dark, fierce, funny novel 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The dark comedy “Dead to Me,” which completed its third and final season on Netflix, is a riot of heartbreak, comedy, mayhem and wild plot twists. Even with MS, Christina Applegate wraps 'Dead to Me' with help from her loving co-star 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The line is close to one from the 2019 film “Uncut Gems,” an economically anxious dark comedy that introduced millions to the world of the diamond district. The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Writer-director Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy about feuding friends in Ireland has been a clear favorite of critics’ groups and industry voting bodies since its decorated debut at the Venice Film Festival in September. AP Top 25 Movies: Breaking down our panelists’ picks 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Irish dark comedy was ranked the top movie of the year on just two different ballots. AP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022’s best: What made the cut? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Steven Spielberg's drama "The Fabelmans" and dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin," two big winners at Hollywood's Golden Globes ceremony, were nominated on Wednesday for the top movie honor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Walmart partners with Salesforce to offer GoLocal services to its retail clients 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Steven Spielberg's drama "The Fabelmans" and dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin," two big winners at Hollywood's Golden Globes ceremony, were nominated on Wednesday for the top movie honor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Ericsson makes $220 mln provision in Q4, shares rise 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z "Banshees," a dark comedy about a man trying to repair a friendship, will compete with "Everything Everywhere All at Once," "Babylon," "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," and "Triangle of Sadness." 'Avatar,' 'Top Gun' and 'Elvis' land Golden Globe nominations 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Initially, Pádraic’s obstinance is played for dark comedy but then gives way to a tragic melancholy that Farrell — one of his generation’s best actors — conveys with anger, confusion and deep sadness. Oscars 2023: Actor power rankings 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z He's the "fearless" scene-stealer of Children in Need according to one critic, while another calls him "phenomenal" in Daisy May Cooper's dark comedy, Am I Being Unreasonable? Scene-stealer: Child star Lenny Rush's rise to fame 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “The Menu,” meanwhile, turns this chef archetype into an apparatus for horrific dark comedy. Hollywood is still hung up on the toxic, brilliant chef. Is it time to move forward? 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The 2008 “In Bruges,” which began the celebrated British-Irish playwright’s transition from stage to screen, was a memorable dark comedy of two hitmen holed up in the medieval Belgian city. McDonagh, Farrell, Gleeson get ‘Bruges’ band back together 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Expanded from an award-winning short film, “Piggy” is a masterful mix of dark comedy, social commentary and raw suspense. Review: Twisty thriller 'Piggy' seeks justice and more 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Her final novel before the “Wolf Hall” trilogy was “Beyond Black,” a dark comedy touching on religion, clairvoyance and ghosts. Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of ‘Wolf Hall’ novels, dies at 70 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Other nominees include the dark comedy series In My Skin, which has received four nominations, including for director and television drama. Bafta Cymru: Dream Horse leads 2022 nominations 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z When you speak to entertain, you will call upon elements of humor such as self-deprecation, physical comedy, absurdity, wordplay, topical observation, or dark comedy. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Last year’s 3-9 record included so many close loses it felt like a strange, dark comedy. PICK SIX: Frost, Harsin among coaches in precarious spot 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Domestic violence is no laughing matter, but a dark comedy streaming on Netflix on the topic is wowing audiences in India. Darlings: Bollywood's dark comedy on domestic violence wows India 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The 54-year-old Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress needn’t have worried: She, like the rest of the ensemble, expertly executed a precise balance of dark comedy and quiet dread, visceral suspense and crushing pathos. How Patricia Arquette plays a villain even as she keeps tabs on humanity 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z What's it about: A dark comedy about a couple travelling to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant that hides more than a few secrets. Oscars 2023: Harry Styles has two films hoping for awards glory 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z And the show really just feels like such a remarkable expression from him, this dark comedy about a hitman who wants to become an actor and how those worlds collide. 'God, he's so dumb': Even Bill Hader doesn't fully understand Barry 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s a curiously vulgar and often dark comedy for a program about seventh-graders, and it’s gently critical of many aspects of the cutthroat and image-conscious scene that it’s inhabiting. 'Fairfax is dead!': A TV show sparks an argument over an L.A. hotspot 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The dark comedy drops the drama of a restaurant reality show in the dysfunctional kitchen of a struggling family business. Now streaming: ‘Chloe’ on Amazon Prime, ‘Loot’ on Apple TV+ and more 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z If the first trailer is anything to go by, it looks like the movie will be something of a dark comedy, jumping back and forth between goofy and grim. Chris Hemsworth runs an unsettling futuristic prison in Spiderhead’s first trailer 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “On the Count of Three” is a dark comedy about the serious subjects of depression and suicide. Jerrod Carmichael on coming out, his movie about depression and pandemic survival 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Villarreal: Yeah, it’s been really interesting to see where he’s taken this dark comedy, especially this season. 'God, he's so dumb': Even Bill Hader doesn't fully understand Barry 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Well, there’s dark comedy and there’s darker comedy, and then there’s comedy like this — so dark that you wonder if the two words can realistically coexist in one sentence. 4 movies open May 13 at Seattle-area theaters; here’s what to see 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Behind this zany, increasingly dark comedy, though, lies a wry rejection of the persistent hope that death will either snuff us out or make us better by serving up justice, solace, salvation, revelation, something. Review | Steve Toltz’s novel about death, ‘Here Goes Nothing,’ is gravely funny 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The star of Netflix’s dark comedy steps into the showrunner role in Season 2 — and rethinks how place, time and family history can help tell a person’s story. 'Barry' is at its best when Barry is at his worst. And Season 3 is a master class 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z In a moment of dark comedy while Jenkins was messaging with CB-ETH, the system spat back a message that said, “You rated our customer service as bad.” An ex-cop fell for Alice. Then he fell for her $66 million crypto scam. 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z James Taylor, president of the free-market Heartland Institute, said the White House roundtable’s timing was “like a dark comedy,” given “how our policies have boosted Russia’s economy and its military.” White House moves to fight climate ‘denialism’ amid calls to end fossil-fuel crackdown 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Her role in the dark comedy about US Army medics in the Korean war earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. Sally Kellerman: Oscar-nominated M*A*S*H actress dies at 84 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s a historical fantasia, a claustrophobic thriller and a dark comedy of manners, all poised on a knife’s edge between tabloid trash and high art.” Where to watch the 2022 Oscar nominees: what's in theaters and what's streaming? 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Films in the quarter included action flick “Red Notice” and dark comedy “Don’t Look Up,” which are the top-performing English-language films on the streaming service based on hours watched. Netflix's subscriber growth slows as streaming rivals challenge its market share 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z It’s described as an “eccentric dark comedy about a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their home” that also has talking cats and mice for some reason. The House is a creepy stop-motion anthology coming to Netflix in January 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Each subscription includes one ticket to five productions held January through August 2022, including world premiere dark comedy “Monsters of the American Cinema” and world premiere adventure dramedy “miku, and the gods.” Great holiday gifts from Seattle shops and businesses | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Paul Rudd is “The Shrink Next Door” and Will Ferrell is the longtime patient he’s taking advantage of in this new dark comedy. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Red Notice,’ ‘Dexter,’ the CMAs and more 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z It’s a historical fantasia, a claustrophobic thriller and a dark comedy of manners, all poised on a knife’s edge between tabloid trash and high art. Review: Kristen Stewart's 'Spencer' continues the Diana-ssance. But don't call it a biopic 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Compared to that, examining the legacy of slavery, through drama or dark comedy, doesn’t seem so hard — especially at a time when academia often falls under attack for emphasizing America’s racist history. These series take us a step closer to slavery not being about race, but about America 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z There is a lot to love about Frank Oz’s 1986 dark comedy/horror about a florist who discovers one of his shop’s plants is out for blood. Perspective | 14 musicals to stream while you wait for ‘In the Heights’ 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z It definitely wants to be a dark comedy, but it’s also really trying to deal with some heavier subjects like addiction and loss and trauma. Wanda Sykes, Jane Krakowski, Kenan Thompson and others: How to be funny in dark times 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Don Cheadle suits up for Season 3 of “Black Monday,” the dark comedy about Wall Street movers and shakers in the late 1980s. What’s on TV This Week: 'The Donut King,' Ariana Grande and more 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z With that out of the way, may I suggest you check out ‘I Hate Suzie’ on HBO Max, which is the most brilliant dark comedy about modern womanhood since ‘Fleabag’? Thanks.” The BuzzMeter: Experts predict the 2021 Emmys - and so can you 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z “Reykjavík” North Hollywood’s Road Theatre Company streams a filmed version of Steve Yockey’s dark comedy about characters in an imagined version of the Icelandic capital. Ai Weiwei's Lego portraits at the Skirball, and 25 other best bets for weekend culture 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Adam Brody stars in “The Kid Detective,” a genre-blending meditation on the loss of innocence that successfully mixes mystery, dark comedy and drama. What's on TV Tuesday: 'Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.'; 'NCIS' on CBS 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z McDormand won again in 2018 for playing an angry mother seeking justice for her dead daughter in dark comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Frances McDormand wins third Oscar with "Nomadland" 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z This Aussie-made dark comedy about a former felon and sometime family man returns. What’s on TV This Week: 'The Donut King,' Ariana Grande and more 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z As a producer on this year’s Globe and Oscar-nominated dark comedy “Promising Young Woman,” Robbie attended the show to introduce the film’s trailer. What we really lost when Hollywood parties and celebrity chats faded away this year 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z He won several playwriting prizes as a student, including one for “Oh Dad, Poor Dad,” a dark comedy influenced by the absurdist works of Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco. Arthur Kopit, playwright of early promise who later found ‘Phantom’ success, dies at 83 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z And the reasons appear torn from a dark comedy. Opinion | For cancer patients, trying to get a coronavirus vaccine is a dark comedy 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “I hope the book is a bit of a dark comedy,” says Kolbert, who writes for the New Yorker, over Google Chat from her home in Massachusetts. 'It is the question of the century': will tech solve the climate crisis – or make it worse? 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z While he was editing his film, he says he was very aware of the acclaim building around the dark comedy Parasite. Minari: Oscar favourite sees Korean family chase the American Dream 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The Golden Globe-nominated spooky satire, ran concurrently alongside another popular dark comedy, The Addams Family, and was subsequently made into a film series. Allan Burns: Munsters and Mary Tyler Moore Show creator dies aged 85 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The review by critic Dennis Harvey was mostly complimentary of the dark comedy, but also drew attention to the casting of Mulligan. Carey Mulligan reacts to Variety apology for 'Promising Young Woman' review questioning her attractiveness 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The dark comedy ‘Promising Young Woman’ is an unexpected turn for Carey Mulligan. Analysis | ‘Bridgerton’ dropped several clues about Lady Whistledown’s identity. Did they add up? 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z "A dark comedy in some ways," he adds. 'Bros is back': Luke Goss on his Christmas film and making up with Matt 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The Weasel’s Tale An aging Argentine actress and others sharing an old mansion match wits with a pair of ruthless real estate developers in this dark comedy. Yes, Virginia, there are movies this holiday season. Here's where to find them 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z You can only make a very dark comedy — like “Covita,” a video that Trump’s antagonists at the Lincoln Project released the next day. Donald Trump’s Strongman Act, and Its Limits 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Much like the novel on which it’s based, The Good Lord Bird is an incredible tightrope act between historical fiction and absurdist dark comedy. The Good Lord Bird is a timely reminder that Americans aren’t usually fans of progress 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z The dark comedy expertly skewers social ills in real time, playing with themes of capitalist glut, celebrity worship and corporate greed within a narrative that pokes fun at the gross commoditization of comic book culture. Why you need to watch 'The Boys,' even if you loathe superheroes 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Craig Williams, a director, producer and composer, cast her in his 2016 pilot, “The Demo,” a dark comedy in which a woman takes revenge for casting couch abuses in Hollywood. How an unknown British actress play a role in the downfall of two Hollywood moguls 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Carey Mulligan plays a former med student seeking vengeance against men who abuse women in this dark comedy. Yes, Virginia, there are movies this holiday season. Here's where to find them 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “It’s a dark comedy because it is truly fascinating how this thing was allowed to last so long. It’s a humorous tale.” ‘Class Action Park’ created by Shreveport filmmakers 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z “Hollywood,” science fiction series “Stranger Things” and dark comedy “Dead to Me” also earned multiple nominations. Emmys 2020: Netflix scores record 160 nominations 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z “Dexter” proved to be deft mix of character study, procedural and dark comedy. The five TV shows we can't get enough of this week 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Throw in too some intense dark comedy arising from bad decisions made by Bug and his white partners in crime, which readers instinctively know will not bode well for them. In a groundbreaking crime novel, Black lives matter in the rural South 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z “It’s pretty much verbatim. I woke up and thought, ‘This is part of a very, very dark comedy.’ With two new series, Martin Freeman reveals hidden layers 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Growing older teaches the truth of the Irish playwright’s dark comedy of the decaying human body, a vaudeville of swollen feet, blurry vision and mutinous digestion. Waiting for Sauvignon Blanc: Pandemic reveals Samuel Beckett as the ultimate realist 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z “Ready or Not,” a blushing bride must play a deadly game of hide and seek with her new in-laws in this 2019 dark comedy. What’s on TV This Week: Jennifer Connelly in 'Snowpiercer' on TNT and more 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The Express said Gervais is "exceptional" in what its critic described as an "unbeatable dark comedy". After Life returns: But is it heavenly or hellish? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Billed as a dark comedy/drama, this the perfect selection for someone who is looking for a drama, but doesn’t mind keeping things light. The best dramas to stream on Hulu right now 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z There is an element of dark comedy, as well. Commentary: What L.A.'s future looks like from New York and my coronavirus time machine 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “And so you need those little moments of levity. My philosophy is life is a dark comedy.” Brandy Clark’s breakup record allows creative freedom 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Watching a dark comedy that highlights the shortcomings of the American healthcare system may not be comforting for all, but “Getting On” is one of the finest written and acted shows to ever grace TV. The 44 best TV shows to binge while self-quarantining, according to TV experts 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z He broke into the industry by writing and producing the dark comedy Stressed to Kill, starring Armand Assante as a cop on the trail of a serial killer. Attorney’s movie inspired by real-life family opioid tragedy 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z It wants to be a harrowing remembrance of the suffering of the Holocaust, a satisfying revenge fantasy, a sensational period piece, and a dark comedy. Hunters is very good at killing Nazis and very bad at most other things 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Measure for Measure Antaeus Theatre Company stages Shakespeare’s dark comedy about power, politics and social and sexual mores. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Book of Mormon,' 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' and more 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z A native of California, Titus created, produced and starred in the dark comedy sitcom “Titus,” which ran for three seasons on Fox. Hot Property: 'Future Man' Josh Hutcherson completes mission to sell 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The dark comedy revolves around average Americans who are kidnapped from conservative America, and hunted for sport by pompous, politically correct elitists — often while being called "deplorables." Controversial film 'The Hunt' gets green light, set for March release after delay 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z This year’s ceremony also featured the first Best Picture win for a non-English-language film, the South Korean dark comedy thriller “Parasite.” ‘Tried to warn them’: Oscars ceremony hits all-time low in television ratings 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Inspired by a news article about thousands of deceased swine floating in the Huangpu River, she made a Shanghai-set dark comedy focusing on the forces of modernization. Cathy Yan’s rapid rise from journalist to ‘Birds of Prey’ director: ‘I didn’t think you could do this professionally’ 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Edward Albee’s Tony-winning dark comedy about a middle-aged married couple’s bitterly dysfunctional relationship. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Never Not Once,' 'Fun Home' and more 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z A mix of dark comedy, thriller, and road trip movie. Zola proves that a viral Twitter thread can make a great movie 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z It's almost like this dark comedy of our political age, but we're also responsible because we lap it all up, right? Why does Trump love to hang with bottom-feeders, crooked lawyers and porn stars? 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z In 2018, Paramount Network delayed the premiere of its TV adaptation of the dark comedy "Heathers" after the Parkland shooting. Planters 'pausing' death of Mr. Peanut online campaign following death of Kobe Bryant 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z You learn that, during production on the Searchlight dark comedy, Ferrell would never stop talking on set, even though he claims he never spoke. Will Ferrell has a great timeshare for you and more with 'Downhill' 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Young was writing a script — a dark comedy based on her life — when a woman reached out to her and said Mr. Weinstein was interested in reviewing it, prosecutors said. These Are the 6 Women Who Are Testifying Against Harvey Weinstein 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z And the film leans hard into dark comedy rather than outright horror, which saves it from seeming like technophobic scaremongering or a “kids these days” moral panic. Spree is a screen-style dark comedy with lots of murders 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z West Adams Issues of race, class and gentrification are examined in Penelope Lowder’s new dark comedy set in L.A.’s historic West Adams district. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Until the Flood,' 'She Loves Me' and more 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The dark comedy beat Bombshell, Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit and Tarantino's film to the ceremony's top honour. Pitt and Aniston celebrate at SAG Awards 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The cellphone ban has created a particular kind of dark comedy in the Austin office. Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that gave them PTSD 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Parasite Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Bong Joon Ho’s deviously entertaining thriller about two very different families is an ingenious weave of domestic dark comedy, class allegory and, ultimately, devastating tragedy. 14 must see movies for Thanksgiving weekend 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z God of Carnage The Wayward Artist stages Yasmina Reza’s dark comedy about two sets of parents who meet to discuss a fight between their respective children. Theater in L.A. this week: 'The Thanksgiving Play,' a Donna Summer bio-musical and more 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z With its uncompromising mix of dark comedy, menace and mystery, Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner shows remarkable staying power. Review: In the Sam Shepard masterpiece 'Buried Child,' family ties end in knots 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The film is titled “Frances Ferguson” and is described as a dark comedy about a substitute teacher. Local debut scheduled for movie shot in North Platte 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z It appears to be an edited scene of a church massacre from the 2014 dark comedy film “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Fictitious Video of President Shooting Critics and Media Shown at His Resort 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Burns said when he began work on the project, he envisioned it as a “dark comedy.” Painful truths about American torture in 'The Report' 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z There’s definitely some parallels you can draw between the two — especially that “Assassins” falls under the genres of dark comedy and historical-presidential. Zoey Deutch explains why she's always eating in 'The Politician' 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Also debuting are “Dolemite is My Name!,” starring Eddie Murphy as the legendary actor/comedian/rapper, and new series “Living With Yourself,” a dark comedy starring Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd. New on Netflix in October 2019: ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,’ ‘The Laundromat,’ ‘Echo in the Canyon’ 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Playing Audrey without exaggeration deepens the poignancy of the musical’s dark comedy. Review: 'Little Shop of Horrors' at Pasadena Playhouse finds humanity amid the musical camp 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z So are new originals like the upcoming “Star Trek: Picard” spinoff, this year’s “Twilight Zone” reboot and “Why Women Kill,” the dark comedy from “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry that was recently released. Which streaming service to pick? Here’s a handy cheat sheet. | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z While “Back to Life” walks a similar, meandering line between tragedy and dark comedy, its unconventional story stands on its own. The 20 TV shows we're most excited about this fall 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Though based on a Jacobean play from 1621, Jen Silverman’s dark comedy so intuitively illustrates how women are often seen and treated, regardless of time or place: scorned at large, silenced at best. Commentary: Women were laughing in the theater. Until a man in the audience scolded us 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The Lonesome West Two brothers in rural Ireland fight over an inheritance in Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy. 'Beast on the Moon,' 'Joy Luck Club' and more theater to see this week in L.A. 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The Day Shall Come The director of Four Lions returns with another dark comedy about terrorism. 7 new trailers you should watch this week 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Otherwise Engaged A book publisher’s plans for a peaceful afternoon listening to Wagner are dashed by a stream of constant interruptions in Simon Gray’s 1970s-era dark comedy. SoCal theater listings, Aug. 4-11: 'Eurydice,' 'Zoot Suit,' 'Shrek the Musical' and more 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z A lack of expertise is no barrier to appreciating the depth, range, passion and accessibility of this movie’s scholarship, or the formal playfulness and dark comedy with which Jude presents it. Review: 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians' interrogates the past 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Reviewing the film for The Times, Justin Chang called it, “an unnerving, exacting dark comedy set at the crowded juncture of masculinity and violence.” Indie Focus: Real lies and true emotions in ‘The Farewell’ 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The lesson is delivered again, perhaps definitively, in “The Art of Self-Defense,” an unnerving, exacting dark comedy set at the crowded juncture of masculinity and violence. Review: ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ takes violent comic aim at toxic masculinity 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z A milquetoast clerk joins a martial arts dojo in this dark comedy. L.A. movie openings, July 7-14: ‘Stuber,’ a Bethany Hamilton doc and more 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z What truly binds “Midsommar” to “Hereditary,” beyond their spasms of dark comedy and their fascination with intricate pagan subcultures, is a commitment to the subject of human grief. Review: In the unsettling ‘Midsommar,’ the nightmare unfolds in broad daylight 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Accidental Joy: A New Musical A disgruntled 40-something woman goes to extreme lengths to try to become a self-help guru in this dark comedy. SoCal theater listings, June 23-30: ‘The Wedding Singer,’ ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ and more 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z I think the writing and acting in the show are excellent and achieve a high standard for dark comedy. Feedback: After the Tonys, readers want to know — are awards shows broken? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z But the movie too often plays like a regional theater production of “Goodfellas,” marred by some hammy dark comedy and off-the-rack tough-guy dialogue. Reviews for ‘Daughter of the Wolf,’ ‘Lost Angelas,’ ‘Head Count,’ ‘Killer Unicorn,’ ‘Vault’ 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z No wonder that this couple, fully aware of the dark comedy in their names, prefer their music instrumental. Terrence McNally in the Age of #MeToo 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z With its black-and-white titles and jazzy opening score, “Funny Story” begins like a Woody Allen film, but this dark comedy soon distances itself from that auteur. Review: Matthew Glave gives his all for sideways dramedy ‘Funny Story’ 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Everyone is terrible in “Extracurricular Activities,” a dark comedy without any laughs and a mystery that doesn’t need to be solved. Reviews for ‘Maria,’ ‘The Meanest Man in Texas’ and more 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most unexpected in this group is “Gary,” an overproduced dark comedy reminiscent of an early Christopher Durang doodle. Tony nominations sort out an eclectic, erratic season — with mixed results 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Exit, Pursued by a Bear A woman and two accomplices tie her abusive husband to a chair and then reenact scenes from the couple’s unhappy marriage in Lauren Gunderson’s Shakespeare-inspired dark comedy. SoCal theater listings, April 21-28: ‘The Wolves,’ ‘Hairspray’ and more 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The later, about the Civil War, was classified as a dark comedy and featured a $40,000 train wreck. Blu-ray reviews: ‘Stan & Ollie’ and ‘The Great Buster: A Celebration’ 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z “Berserk” bounces frantically between tones, even for a dark comedy, and Wakefield’s script isn’t funny enough to account for his unlikable characters. Review: Nick Cannon goes ‘Berserk’ in frantic dark comedy 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The former “SNL” star is back for a second season of this dark comedy about an assassin gone Hollywood. TV This Week, March 31-April 6: ‘Warrior,’ the ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ finale and more 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Now he plays a Wall Street newcomer on the Showtime series “Black Monday,” a dark comedy about the 1987 stock market crash. How Andrew Rannells, Actor, Spends His Sundays 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Friends With Guns Two young liberal couples find themselves in the middle of the debate over the 2nd Amendment in Stephanie Alison Walker’s new dark comedy. SoCal theater listings, March 10-17: ‘The Wolves’ at Echo Theater Company and more 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “The Lears” is a witlessly profane attempt at dark comedy that is beneath the talents of everyone on screen. Review: Nothing regal about unpleasant ‘The Lears’ 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z A blacklisted filmmaker faces personal and professional challenges in this dark comedy from Iran. L.A. movie openings, Feb. 13-15: ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ with Rebel Wilson, ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ and more 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z As Miles, he hits those same notes — with an added dose of dark comedy. Review | There’s another horror movie involving a creepy kid, and it’s actually really good. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z So the show goes on, a very dark comedy. Theresa May’s Government Lives on—and So Does the Brexit Chaos 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It evoked a period costume romp about royals or some dark comedy on cable. Why you can't look away from that Trump fast food photo 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Russian Doll takes Groundhog Day, but turns it into a dark comedy series, where the lead character just can’t stop dying and reliving the same day. 10 new trailers you should watch this week 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z As the show nears what may be its endgame, it’s making an inevitable transition from dark comedy to humanist tragedy. The 20 best TV series of 2018 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “Linda Vista” is a dark comedy about a 50-year-old in the midst of a divorce who seeks a new start in the San Diego community that gives the play its title. L.A. Times critics' picks: The best 2019 tickets for giving the gift of live music and theater 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Initially, he said, “Watergate” was meant to be a political thriller with shades of dark comedy. How did Donald Trump become president? A slew of new documentaries tackle the question - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Even if the show, which he describes as dark comedy, helps just one person to open up about mental health and suicide he'll be happy. The day my best friend stopped me walking into the sea 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Same thing goes for Barinholtz’s new movie, “The Oath,” a dark comedy opening Oct. ‘Mindy Project’ star Ike Barinholtz’s new movie might help you get through Thanksgiving 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Sorry to Bother You is a scathing dark comedy set in contemporary Oakland. Hysterical surrealism? A pop culture for our age of economic insecurity 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Sunday Dinner Staged reading of Tony Blake’s dark comedy about a working-class family. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Oct. 21-28: 'The Little Foxes,' 'Desert Rats' and more - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Ike Barinholtz's dark comedy "The Oath" centers around a fictional Patriot's Oath — an optional but highly incentivized pledge of loyalty American citizens are encouraged to sign to the president. Ike Barinholtz finds humor in a political dystopia with dark comedy 'The Oath' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He finally won for his hilarious, heartfelt turn as the narcissistic acting teacher on the dark comedy “Barry,” the first-year HBO series that also earned Hader a lead comedy actor Emmy. Four decades after Fonzie, Henry Winkler wins his first Emmy for 'Barry' 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Was there any fear that audiences wouldn’t be interested in a dark comedy about politics? ‘Mindy Project’ star Ike Barinholtz’s new movie might help you get through Thanksgiving 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The Netflix revenge comedy “Insatiable” was designed to be a modern, dark comedy that mined issues such as unrealistic beauty standards and body image from a woman’s perspective. Review: Netflix's 'Insatiable' is meant to be funny, but it's a fat-shaming mess 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Dunst stars in “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” a dark comedy about a minimum-wage worker who schemes her way into a company that ruined her family. Will Smith, Kirsten Dunst add new YouTube Originals fare 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Dunst stars in “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” a dark comedy series about a minimum-wage worker who schemes her way into a company that ruined her family. Will Smith, Kirsten Dunst add new YouTube Originals fare 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z He was referring to “Dying to Survive”, a dark comedy released on July 5th which is on track to become one of China’s highest-grossing productions of all time. What two films reveal about China 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The villain of the dark comedy is the pharmaceutical industry. Film moves China to act on cancer drugs 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z With the Hat Jamaica Moon Productions stages Stephen Adly Guirgis’ dark comedy about a recent parolee who suspects his longtime love is involved with another man; contains adult language. The week ahead in SoCal theater, July 8-15: 'Arrival & Departure,' 'Million Dollar Quartet' and more 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z There’s a brash dark comedy to the moment, a rude clash of perspectives that has obvious relevance this year, if you’ve been hanging out with almost any woman, in the wake of #MeToo. “The Tale,” a Wrenching and Wise Story About Sexual Abuse 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s rare when everything comes together as perfectly as it does for the dark comedy “Dietland.” Why Marti Noxon's 'Dietland' is the right show for this Time's Up moment It's a thin, dotted line that separates dark comedy from satirical drama, and "Succession," which sits atop it, leans discernibly toward the serious. In HBO’s sharply written ‘Succession,’ corporate life is a brutal family affair 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z This dark comedy by Greg Kalleres finds the Human Fly, Silver Streak, Leopard Woman and Rhino Man as unemployed and on the dole, searching for meaning in a society that no longer values them. The 99-Seat Beat: Lost superheroes, a mother-daughter reunion, 'Cabaret' and more “It’s an absurdist dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction, inspired by the world of telemarketing. It’s called ‘Sorry to Bother You.’ How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Cady called this novel “a dark comedy whose language is never disappointing and always surprising.” So, what are you reading this summer? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Forever Bound A book dealer's scheme to avoid bankruptcy takes a wrong turn in the Steve Apostolina's brand-new dark comedy; with French Stewart. The week ahead in L.A. theater, May 6-13: 'Hamilton,' 'Antigone' and more 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The suit said he had been working on the Paramount studio lot in late 2010 on the production of a reality TV show pilot for MTV, and was also working on a dark comedy series. Lawsuit against Viacom accuses late Paramount CEO Brad Grey of rape; lawyer says suit is 'meritless' 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Death Before Cocktails An L.A. writer holds a wake in Palm Springs for her famous twin sister in Laureen Vonnegut's new dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, April 15-22: 'Native Son,' Laurie Anderson and more He made his American debut in 1970 with "Taking Off," a dark comedy about a teenage girl who runs away to be a hippie. Miloš Forman, Oscar-winning Czech director of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' dies at 86 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z The network also announced it’s renewing Barry, a dark comedy about a hitman who accidentally joins the local arts scene. HBO’s Silicon Valley gets renewed for a sixth season 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Set in an unnamed city, the series employed handheld camerawork — a documentary technique — and blended dark comedy with moments of unexpected tragedy. Steven Bochco, whose series ‘Hill Street Blues’ transformed television, dies at 74 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Tina Fey wrote some impeccable dialogue for this dark comedy about high school life. ‘As if’: 40 comedies from the past 40 years that changed the way we talk 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Neil Patrick Harris returns as the devious Count Olaf in the second season of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” which plays mystery and sinister plots for dark comedy pitched for family viewing. Now streaming: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,’ ‘First Match’ 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z A big change of pace from Hader’s “Saturday Night Live” years, the dark comedy spoofs Hollywood and more, with guest stars including Henry Winkler as a pretentious acting teacher; 10:30 p.m. TV Picks for Sunday: ‘Call the Midwife’ returns; ‘SNL’ alum Bill Hader stars in new comedy 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z "I'm working right now on a pilot for streaming. It's an interesting, dark comedy." Classic Hollywood: Tatum O'Neal's life is no Hollywood fairy tale, but it does have a happy ending 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The series ran through 1996, incorporating horror, fantasy, dark comedy, and striking artwork to create a singular work that left an indelible cultural impression. Neil Gaiman is turning The Sandman into an expanded comics universe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Even as they’ve lost much of their stigma, dating apps have acquired a transitional set of contradictory cultural connotations and mismatched norms that border on dark comedy. Why are we still debating whether dating apps work? 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z A get-together at the home of a London politician unravels in this dark comedy. L.A. movie openings, Feb. 14-16 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Requiem A troubled man with problems in his personal and professional lives turns to firearms in Carlos J. Castillo's dark comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Feb. 4-11: 'Great Expectations,' 'Pirates of Penzance' and more 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Two Fisted Love A Hollywood star's health crisis creates a moral crisis within her family in David Sessions' new dark comedy; with Serena Scott Thomas. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Jan. 28-Feb. 4: Culture Clash, Kristin Chenoweth and more 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Sanders, whose Shatterbox Anthology entry is the dark comedy “End of the Line,” is a veteran director. Female-powered Shatterbox Anthology announces films directed by Yara Shahidi, Gillian Jacobs, Jessica Sanders and more 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The Detour The third season of this dark comedy finds the Parker family on the lam in Alaska, where they hide out in a small community of eccentrics and misfits. Tuesday's TV highlights: 'Baskets' on FX 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The movie takes that dark comedy and runs with it to clearly uncomfortable places, as this trailer makes perfectly evident. 11 new trailers you should watch this week 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z In 1972, one of his campaign workers, Michael Ritchie, directed “The Candidate,” a dark comedy about a Senate election in California, in which Redford played a long-shot candidate running against an aging incumbent. John V. Tunney, California lawmaker whose campaign inspired a film, dies at 83 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The cutthroat “Corporate” world gets spoofed in this new dark comedy. TV This Week, Jan. 14-20: 'Cocaine Godmother,' 'I Am Not Your Negro' and more 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z But he’s trying something different here: romantic drama, with a touch of thriller and an unexpected dab of dark comedy. ‘Phantom Thread,’ with a silky Daniel Day-Lewis, casts a remarkable spell 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It’s really more of a dark comedy, but some of the humor is so pitch-black we’re just going to leave it here and back slowly away. Your guide to 2018 movies — minus the superheroes, sequels, spinoffs and reboots 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z War Dogs Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star in director Todd Phillips’ fact-based 2016 dark comedy about two low-level arms dealers who land a massive contract to supply weapons to Afghanistan. Friday's TV highlights: 'War Dogs' on Cinemax and more 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The dark comedy character study “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” led the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations Wednesday, pulling in four nods to top the film field. SAG Awards: 'Three Billboards' leads film field with four nominations 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s a winking, rollicking dark comedy both empathetic and pugnacious. Review: Tonya Harding tale ‘I, Tonya’ sticks the landing 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The mostly black-and-white dark comedy focuses on two friends - Pickle, a night security guard at a factory making Buddha statues, and Belly Button, a collector of recyclables. Actress, 14, wins at 'Chinese Oscars' 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z That moment, and so many others that deal with death in a lighthearted way, dabble in dark comedy in ways that feel fresh for Pixar. Review | ‘Coco’ puts a fresh face on the dependable Pixar formula 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z A cancer patient’s best friend resorts to extreme measures to keep him alive in the imported dark comedy “Ill Behaviour.” TV This Week, Nov. 12-18: 'I Am Elizabeth Smart,' 'The Punisher' and more 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z In limited release, Fox Searchlight debuts the dark comedy "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." 'Thor: Ragnarok' hammers home a win for beleaguered box office 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The movie is meant as a dark comedy, and it succeeds at being, if not scary, then at least utterly jarring once every five minutes. Tragedy Girls is a lazy attempt at horror satire, redeemed only by how weird it is 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z This season it was “The Trouble With Harry,” and on a recent evening, right before the Hitchcock screened, Mr. Zagottis delivered his usual introduction: “It is a comedy — of course, a dark comedy.” A Backyard Film Festival in Astoria, Queens 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Waters, who has made dark comedy out of cannibalism, coprophagia and castration and has been collecting since the 1960s, is drawn to art that would ‘‘hate me if I let it.’’ What It’s Like to Live With Art That Doesn’t Love You Back 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z It’s so willing to kill characters that there’s a real sense of danger, although since it’s also cavalier about bringing them back, everything remains within the bounds of very dark comedy. Kingsman: The Golden Circle is as stylishly violent as the original — but more ridiculous 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z But in making the dark comedy “Ingrid Goes West,” about a social media stalker and her latest obsession, the stars dived right into the world of Instagram influencers, filters and perfectly arranged photos. In ‘Ingrid Goes West,’ Aubrey Plaza plays a social media stalker. It’s unnervingly relatable. 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The dark comedy “Ingrid Goes West” — a sort of Instagram-age variant on “Single White Female” — doesn’t have much to say, but it has some fun saying it. ‘Ingrid Goes West’ review: An intense Aubrey Plaza follows the #blessed 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Whether it’s dark comedy or hilarious drama, it’s hard to forget the tale occurred in the place where William Faulkner is buried. Analysis | Hugh Freeze meets his undoing, in a way nobody saw coming 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “I’ve made two Russian movies in a row, and it’s time to do something in English,” he said, adding he is now developing a dark comedy about Irish undertakers. Russia election hack seen as ‘paranoid’ in country, says director of film ‘Moscow Never Sleeps’ 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z It’s a despairingly dark comedy, illustrating how talented-but-ruthless people screw each other over and keep a potential technological utopia at bay. HBO’s Silicon Valley isn’t as bitter and cynical as it looks 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z That mordant sensibility was already in evidence in his 2000 feature debut, “Barking Dogs Never Bite,” a screw-loose dark comedy about reckless canine endangerment at an apartment complex. Bong Joon-ho on Netflix's 'Okja,' the meatiest film of his career 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The manicures come with side of mayhem in the new Florida-set dark comedy “Claws.” TV This Week, June 11-17: 'The Eagle Huntress,' 'Reign' and more 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The dark comedy shines an unforgiving light on such topics as immigration and economic disparity — both issues that are at the forefront of political consciousness in today’s deeply polarized America. Salma Hayek and Miguel Arteta nod to the immigrant experience in the wake of Trump in 'Beatriz at Dinner' 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z “Good Girls” is a dark comedy about three suburban moms that the network describes as a mix of “Thelma & Louise” and “Breaking Bad.” NBC turns to 'Will & Grace' and 'This Is Us' to revive 'Must See TV' Thursdays 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Writer-director Maren Ade has created a story, a profoundly complicated relationship and a uniquely bracing dark comedy of unusual depth of feeling. ‘Toni Erdmann’ review: Funny insights in Oscar-nominated German comedy 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, over in the U.S. dramatic competition, the grand jury prize went to a violent dark comedy whose title, “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,” seemed to capture the political mood. Sundance: Racial divisions, political upheaval and a gay love story take the spotlight 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z This is the sole nomination for each of the two other movies in this category, the eccentric dark comedy “The Lobster” and the coming-of-age dramedy “20th Century Women.” Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; ‘La La Land’s’ 14 ties record 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Based on a novel of the same name, the dark comedy tells the story of a grumpy old man who seeks to end it all, when new acquaintances change his life. Germany, Iran, Scandinavia, Australia get foreign Oscar nods 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z They are really more of a long running dark comedy occasionally interrupted by athletic displays that usually, but by no means always, resemble NBA games. Derrick Rose's no show just another sign of the Knicks' dysfunction 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z It’s a dark comedy, but not an entirely hopeless one. Animated 'Jeff & Some Aliens' is in familiar 'out there' territory 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Fleabag, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, uses dark comedy to mask its mordant, even bitter, truths. Why 2016 was a game-changing year for the cultural portrayal of female sexuality 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z “It’s a very good comparison,” Mr. Chaplin said of Napaloni, who was meant to parody Mussolini in the dark comedy from 1940. Charlie Chaplin’s son Eugene compares Donald Trump to ‘The Great Dictator’ 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The book is gleaming and uproarious, a dark comedy of confession filled with charlatans, delusionists and shameless opportunists. National Book Award finalist Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks out on war, capitalism and Donald Trump 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z There has almost been a dark comedy to the force field protecting opposing goals from each and every Valdez strike. Nelson Valdez ends yearlong scoring drought just in time to advance Sounders in MLS playoffs 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The festival’s opening film “Aynabaji” is a dark comedy about an actor paid to serve jail time for the rich. Love wins at Seattle South Asian Film Festival 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Prevenge is a dark comedy about a heavily pregnant serial killer, which Lowe made when she was herself, seven months pregnant. Meet the director of the world's first mum-to-be slasher movie. - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The two reunited recently for a Channel 4 one-off called The Circuit, a dark comedy about a dinner party. Sharon Horgan: Queen of difficult women 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Fleabag is a dark comedy in which Waller-Bridge plays a sarcastic, sex-obsessed young woman attempting to navigate modern life in London. Fleabag: Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy to return to London stage - BBC News 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Wrona jumbles several genres together, including dark comedy, to illuminate larger, more ambitious themes. In ‘Demon,’ a wedding-crashing ghost evokes the horrors of the past 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Maybe it was the trench humor, the dark comedy of the climber in dire straits. Patagonia’s Philosopher-King 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z As a one-off, exceptionally dark comedy, 2003's Bad Santa had its cachet as a unique experience. The Verge fall movie preview 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Officials say “Broken Sidewalk” is a dark comedy anthology series that highlights the slow decay of the American Dream. ‘Sicario’ actors to begin Albuquerque production 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z For all the methodical pacing and old archetypes, Hell or High Water is a thoroughly contemporary action film, complete with fast chases and flashes of dark comedy. Hell or High Water answers the questions No Country For Old Men asks Hell or High Water answers the questions No Country For Old Men asks 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z “The Lonesome West” A dark comedy by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh about two brothers battling for their father’s inheritance. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, Aug. 4-10, 2016 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z By the end, there was almost a dark comedy to the Sounders’ futility in front of goal. Sounders’ home frustration grows even more after 1-0 defeat against Los Angeles 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z |
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