Dark Humor Weekend, Part 1 – Euthanasia Comedy Sketch from “Your Bad Self”

Regular reader are familiar with this blog’s occasional visits to humor, comedy and satire dealing with NDY-related topics.

Due to some searching I did this morning, we’re having our first “Dark Humor Weekend.”

The first offering is a terrific send-up of the all-too-familiar portrayal of “sympathetic” family members who facilitate the suicides of their spouses.  In this sketch from RTÉ Two‘s comedy show “Your Bad Self,” a loving wife expresses her concern over the prolonged illness of her spouse and his inevitable loss of dignity – and suggests a compassionate alternative to suffering through it all:


Please come back tomorrow for a second twisted look at “death with dignity.”