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| '''Comedy thrillers''' are a ] that draw subject matter generally from ] and ]. They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. Just like regular thrillers, they often involve either ] or ]. | '''Comedy thrillers''' are a ] that draw subject matter generally from ] and ]. They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. Just like regular thrillers, they often involve either ] or ]. | ||
| Examples of comedy thrillers in films, plays and novels are '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE6DA1E30EF3BBC4E53DFB4678388679EDE|title = Screen: Audrey Hepburn and Grant in 'Charade':Comedy-Melodrama Is at the Music Hall Production Abounds in Ghoulish Humor|last = Crowther|first = Bosley|date = December 6, 1963|website = The New York Times|series = Movies|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/nyregion/23bold.html?_r=0|title = At a Screening of a Comedy Thriller About Revenge|last = Robertson|first = Campbell|date = March 23, 2006|website = The New York Times|series = New York / Region|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/a-restored-king-of-comedy-will-close-tribeca-film-festival/|title = A Restored ‘King of Comedy’ Will Close Tribeca Film Festival|last = Itzkoff|first = Dave|date = March 28, 2013|website = The New York Times|series = ArtsBeat|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-feig-aimed-revive-hitchcockian-thriller-a-simple-favor-1142803</ref> | Examples of comedy thrillers in films, plays and novels are '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE6DA1E30EF3BBC4E53DFB4678388679EDE|title = Screen: Audrey Hepburn and Grant in 'Charade':Comedy-Melodrama Is at the Music Hall Production Abounds in Ghoulish Humor|last = Crowther|first = Bosley|date = December 6, 1963|website = The New York Times|series = Movies|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'',<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/nyregion/23bold.html?_r=0|title = At a Screening of a Comedy Thriller About Revenge|last = Robertson|first = Campbell|date = March 23, 2006|website = The New York Times|series = New York / Region|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/a-restored-king-of-comedy-will-close-tribeca-film-festival/|title = A Restored ‘King of Comedy’ Will Close Tribeca Film Festival|last = Itzkoff|first = Dave|date = March 28, 2013|website = The New York Times|series = ArtsBeat|access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-feig-aimed-revive-hitchcockian-thriller-a-simple-favor-1142803</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Comedy thrillers are a cross-genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers. They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. Just like regular thrillers, they often involve either organized crime or espionage.
Examples of comedy thrillers in films, plays and novels are Charade, The Thin Man, The Lady Vanishes, In Bruges, Silver Streak, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, No Way to Treat a Lady, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Kshana Kshanam, The Big Fix, Lucky Number Slevin, Deathtrap, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Ladykillers, Hopscotch, Welcome to Collinwood, Wild Tales, The King of Comedy and A Simple Favor.
References
- Crowther, Bosley (December 6, 1963). "Screen: Audrey Hepburn and Grant in 'Charade':Comedy-Melodrama Is at the Music Hall Production Abounds in Ghoulish Humor". The New York Times. Movies. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- Robertson, Campbell (March 23, 2006). "At a Screening of a Comedy Thriller About Revenge". The New York Times. New York / Region. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- Itzkoff, Dave (March 28, 2013). "A Restored 'King of Comedy' Will Close Tribeca Film Festival". The New York Times. ArtsBeat. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-feig-aimed-revive-hitchcockian-thriller-a-simple-favor-1142803
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