Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
humor genre
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
dark humor
black humor |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
makes light of serious, morbid, or taboo subjects
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
slapstick humor
light-hearted humor |
| gptkbp:etymology |
from the word 'gallows', a structure for execution by hanging
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| gptkbp:example |
jokes about death
jokes about disaster jokes about illness |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gallows Humor
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| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
English
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| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut gptkb:George_Carlin gptkb:Lenny_Bruce gptkb:Joseph_Heller |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
public executions
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| gptkbp:purpose |
cope with difficult or tragic situations
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
satire
absurdism irony |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
psychology
sociology literary studies |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:film
gptkb:literature gptkb:theatre stand-up comedy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jack_Richardson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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