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* '''Parodied''': ???In an episode of "The Alice and Bob Show," a dark situation unfolds, but the show parodies the black comedy moment. The characters respond with witty one-liners and absurdly inappropriate jokes, exaggerating the dark elements for comedic effect.



* '''Played for Laughs''': The dark humor in "The Alice and Bob Show" is intentionally exaggerated and intended to be humorous.
* '''Played for Drama''': The moment of black comedy in "The Alice and Bob Show" is played seriously, highlighting the darker elements of the situation.
* '''Played for Horror''': The black comedy moment is used to create a sense of fear or unease in the audience.
* '''Implied''': The audience is led to believe that a black comedy moment occurred off-screen through subtle hints or references.
* '''Deconstructed''': The black comedy moment is analyzed and explored in a way that exposes its underlying implications or flaws, challenging its comedic value.
* '''Reconstructed''': The black comedy moment is reimagined or recontextualized in a way that makes it more effective or meaningful, bringing back its comedic or dramatic impact.



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* '''Justified''': The characters wanted to make a dark joke.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The characters wanted to make a dark joke.joke.
** Take 12 of scene 7 had an accidental case of BlackComedy that the creator decided to [[ThrowItIn keep]].

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* '''Subverted''': It seems like it's going to be BlackComedySuicide... but it actually gets treated seriously.

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* '''Subverted''': It seems like it's going to be BlackComedySuicide...SuicideAsComedy... but it actually gets treated seriously.

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* '''Inverted''': "The Alice and Bob Show" basically [[CrossesTheLineTwice crosses the line at least 20 times]] in every episode, but it's given a BreatherEpisode in which no BlackComedy happens.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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"The Alice and Bob Show" basically [[CrossesTheLineTwice crosses the line at least 20 times]] in every episode, but it's given a BreatherEpisode in which no BlackComedy happens.happens.
** Alternatively, a BlackComedy show that'd ordinarily play the topic for laughs actually does a VerySpecialEpisode on suicide.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???(Continuing from Double Subverted #1) The scene where Alice has a miscarriage later becomes less funny due to a CerebusRetcon of some kind, such as her actually succeeding in having a child only to suffer DeathByChildbirth.



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* '''Exploited''': ???The characters take note of the fact that they're allowed to make darker jokes now, beginning the series' road to a DarkerAndEdgier route.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"What a nice, normal day. I'm gonna go jump off a bridge!"

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* '''Straight''': "The Alice and Bob Show" is a mostly innocuous sitcom, but one episode of it has a brief scene where suicide gets PlayedForLaughs.
* '''Exaggerated''': "The Alice and Bob Show" is rated TV-Y and otherwise is a perfect contender for SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel... [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids but one episode has a very dark joke about genocide]].

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* '''Straight''': "The Alice and Bob Show" is a mostly innocuous sitcom, but one episode of it has a brief scene where suicide [[SuicideAsComedy suicide]] gets PlayedForLaughs.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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"The Alice and Bob Show" is rated TV-Y and otherwise is a perfect contender for SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel... [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids but one episode has a very dark joke about genocide]].genocide]].
** A running gag in every episode of "The Alice and Bob Show" is a dark joke happening, only for everything to quickly go back to normal right after.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
It seems like it's going to be BlackComedySuicide... but it actually gets treated seriously.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''':
** Then there's a scene where Alice has a miscarriage, and it's played for comedy.
** The suicide scene becomes a funny anecdote, though.



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* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
** "I thought "The Alice and Bob Show" was a lighthearted comedy! If I wanted jokes about suicide, I'd see what's on Creator/AdultSwim."
** "I wonder why some works add a random BlackComedy joke."
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'''Basic Trope''': An otherwise innocuous work is given a sudden moment of BlackComedy.
* '''Straight''': "The Alice and Bob Show" is a mostly innocuous sitcom, but one episode of it has a brief scene where suicide gets PlayedForLaughs.
* '''Exaggerated''': "The Alice and Bob Show" is rated TV-Y and otherwise is a perfect contender for SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel... [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids but one episode has a very dark joke about genocide]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** "The Alice and Bob Show" is a BlackComedy to begin with, but one joke in particular is much darker than its usual fare and/or is in a much more lighthearted episode/scene.
** The black comedy joke isn't necessarily as dark if one thinks about it - for instance, Alice threatens to kill Bob, despite Bob already [[TheyKilledKennyAgain having died and been resurrected multiple times before]].
* '''Justified''': The characters wanted to make a dark joke.
* '''Inverted''': "The Alice and Bob Show" basically [[CrossesTheLineTwice crosses the line at least 20 times]] in every episode, but it's given a BreatherEpisode in which no BlackComedy happens.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** No sudden moments of BlackComedy are added.
** The work is already a dark comedy to begin with.
* '''Enforced''':
** To add MoodWhiplash.
** To throw in some BlackComedy.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, that was a little too much."
* '''Invoked''': "I'm tired of making nice, innocent jokes! Let's make a dark joke."
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "This isn't a BlackComedy, why would we make a dark joke now?"
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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