GALLOWS' HUMOR
gallows' humor: translation
{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?"/- gallows humor—юмор висельника...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed