gallows humor

[gallows' humor] {n. phr.}

Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc.

* /When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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