“Black as the Pit From Pole to Pole!”

I have lately been enjoying some examples of black humor, which may confirm my moral depravity the eyes of some of you, but if so I think you’re wrong.  According to Wylie Sypher, black comedy strengthens the oppressed and damages the morale of the oppressors.  “To be able to laugh at evil and error means we have surmounted them.” So I’ve been surmounting evil as I clutch at my sides and howl at the degrading spectacle of human misery.  Good for me! I  am your moral superior! Death at a Funer...