Black humour

I was in an ICT lesson the other day and Chris Gemmell typed in "Funniest joke ever" into the almighty deity that is google. (That still doesn't recognise my blog as existing,) and in the midst of all the pages about Clement Freud was a forum on the telegraph website. "What do you think is the funniest joke ever." The first post was
"Why did the little girl drop her lollipop.....


Because she got hit by a bus"
And this got me thinking, what is it about black humour that makes it funny even though it is so distasteful.

In 1940 the French Surrealist André Breton published Anthologie de l’humour noir (or his anthology of Black humour) This is when the term originates from. At the end of the day I don't know why people like black humour but I like it so here are some Frankie Boyle jokes to leave you with.

"Recent surveys show 3 out of 10 men have a problem with premature ejaculation. The rest just didn't really think it was a problem!"

"Nobody thought Mel Gibson could play a Scot but look at him now! Alcoholic and a racist!"

Watching the Saddam Hussein hanging video made me realise their is probably nothing on the internet I would not masturbate to.

"Viagra takes half an hour to have any effect. I often find by that time the woman has managed to wriggle free!"