The Wake is an anxiety-driven dark comedy that cleverly intertwines elements of farce with an underbelly filled with guilt and familial trauma. The Wake is an anxiety-driven dark comedy that cleverly intertwines elements of farce with an underbelly filled with guilt and familial trauma. The Wake is an anxiety-driven dark comedy that cleverly intertwines elements of farce with an underbelly filled with guilt and familial trauma. The Wake is an anxiety-driven dark comedy that cleverly intertwines elements of farce with an underbelly filled with guilt and familial trauma.