Gallows humor.
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Watch and read intelligent black comedy.
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My recommendations are to watch a lot of stand up comedy and try to notice their use of posturing, pacing and voice projection. For the brand of humor you're looking for, I suggest looking up comedians like Bill Hicks and George Carlin.
Think of their tone as you're writing things down. Notice also how they dissect and analyze most of the topics they bring up. Very down to earth, very layman, but also full of muted anger.
And well, anyone can tell you to look up films like Heathers, Dr Strangelove and Robo Cop 1.
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Cynical humour or having the characters make really abstract analogies that end up kind of hilarious, though that may potentially mark them as a Cloud Cuckoo Lander.
Even the narrative can improve it if you explain things in the right way. Check out John Dies At The End for an example.
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The trick is to neither shock nor "numb" your audience on what's happening. Be analytical and observational about the horrible stuff happening. Try and add some whimsy to it.
Seconding John Dies At The End. If you can, look up some of Chuck Palahniuk's work, such as Choke or Fight Club. If you're familiar with Palahniuk's writing style, check out Rant and Pygmy for his breakaway styles.
ALL CREATURE WILL DIE AND ALL THE THINGS WILL BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE LAW OF SAMURAI.
Well, I enjoy watching dark comedies such as Titus. it inspired me to try writing a comedy based on an event that I had some trouble getting over, but I just can't seem to work any kind of humor into the story without dumbing the characters down. Does anybody have any tips?
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