As mentioned in my previous post about Black Comedy, Gallows Humour can be seen throughout such films. Gallows humour is humour about very unpleasant, serious, or painful circumstances. Any humour that treats serious matters, such as death, war, disease, and crime, in a light, silly or satirical fashion is considered gallows humour. Gallows humour has been described as a witticism in response to a hopeless situation. It arises from stressful, traumatic, or life-threatening situations, often in circumstances such that death is perceived as impending and unavoidable.
Examples of this can been seen in films such as Monty Python's The Life Of Brian when criminals being crucified sing Always Look On The Brightside Of Life as the hang from crosses.
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