Part marriage plot, part novel about novels, “Northanger Abbey” is Austen’s strangest—and perhaps most underappreciated—work.

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Making a movie about the end of the world funny is hard to do, especially if it's grounded in reality, like Don't Look Up is.

Halloween might primarily be a scary holiday, but that doesn’t mean it’s not also pretty darn funny. While you’re coming up ...

Last month, fantasy author Joe Abercrombie released his new book The Devils, about a misfit group of monsters who have to ...

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ABC's Modern Family is well-known for its hilarious storylines and heartfelt moments, but its greatest strength might just be its use of background jokes.

There are few shows as full of humor and chaos as What We Do in the Shadows. Created by Jemaine Clement, this mockumentary ...

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The Hulu adaptation is largely faithful to the podcast’s playful black humor, and Williams is excellent as the newly liberated Molly. Dying for Sex is a dark comedy that deals with serious ...

Black humor is a form of humor that underlines with cruelty, bitterness, and sometimes despair the absurdity of the world, in the face of which it sometimes constitutes a form of defense. Generally ...