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I'm assuming this is a black comedy. This type of comedy has a long tradition and it has its function.
They're usually satirical in nature and do maintain a vein of seriousness in terms of its satiric goals. These things are usually funny, but they also often make us uncomfortable. Comedy isn't all spoof and silliness.
Even Kurt Vonnegut used comedy at times on serious matters.
And then there's Dr. Strangelove.
Think of it as an unconventional exploration of humanity; it just happens to use comedy as a vehicle, no matter how dark the subject.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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