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The '''zombie comedy''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Night-of-the-Living-Dorks-2158.html|title=Night of the Living Dorks|publisher=Cinema Blend|access-date=April 9, 2007}}</ref> often called '''zom com''' or '''zomedy''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2004/10/12/Scene/Zombie.Comedy.Succeeds.In.Both.Genres-749911.shtml|title=Zombie Comedy Succeeds In Both Genres|last=Bemenderfer|first=Mark|date=October 12, 2004|work=The Observer Online|access-date=April 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202102308/http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2004/10/12/Scene/Zombie.Comedy.Succeeds.In.Both.Genres-749911.shtml|archive-date=December 2, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2004/09/30/zombie_comedy_slays_.php|title=Zombie Comedy Slays Audiences|last=Gartside|first=Will|date=September 30, 2004|work=The Badger Herald|access-date=April 9, 2007}}</ref> is a [[film genre]] that aims to blend [[zombie (fictional)|zombie]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] [[Motif (narrative)|motifs]] with [[slapstick]] comedy as well as [[Black comedy|morbid humor]].

==History==

The earliest roots of the genre can be found in [[Jean Yarbrough]]'s ''[[King of the Zombies]]'' (1941) and [[Gordon Douglas (director)|Gordon Douglas]]'s ''[[Zombies on Broadway]]'' (1945), though both of these films dealt with [[Haitian Vodou|Haitian-style]] zombies. While not comedies, [[George A. Romero]]'s ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978) and ''[[Day of the Dead (1985 film)|Day of the Dead]]'' (1985) featured several comedic scenes and satirical commentary on society. ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981)<ref>Nelson, Resa (2004). [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue388/interview2.html "Science Fiction Weekly Interview"]. ''SciFi Weekly, Issue 388'', paragraph 4. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> and the ''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'' series (1985)<ref>Dellamorte (January 22, 2003). [http://www.classic-horror.com/reviews/returnlivingdead.shtml ''Return of the Living Dead'']. ''Classic Horror Review''. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> (especially the first two and the last of the series) can be considered some of the earliest examples of zombie-comedy using the modern zombie. Other early examples include ''[[Mr. Vampire]]'', ''[[CHUD II: Bud the CHUD]]'' (1989), ''[[Braindead (film)|Braindead]]'' (1992), and ''[[Bio Zombie]]'' (1998).

A popular modern zombie comedy is [[Edgar Wright]]'s ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004),<ref>Edelstein, David (September 23, 2004). [http://slate.msn.com/id/2107112 "The Importance of Being Undead: A Zombie Comedy of Manners"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718194418/http://slate.msn.com/id/2107112 |date=July 18, 2008 }}. ''Slate Magazine''. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> a self-dubbed '''romantic zombie comedy''', or '''RomZomCom''',<ref>{{cite news |first=Kerry L. |last= Smith |title=''Shaun Of The Dead'': The World's First Rom-Zom-Com (Romantic Zombie Comedy)? |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1491298/shaun-of-the-dead-the-worlds-first-rom-zom-com-romantic-zombie-comedy/ |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=2004-09-22 |access-date=2017-02-16 }}</ref> with many in-jokes and references to [[George A. Romero]]'s earlier ''Dead'' films, especially ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''. Other popular zombie comedies include [[Gregg Bishop]]'s ''[[Dance of the Dead (film)|Dance of the Dead]]'' (2008) and the 2009 film ''[[Zombieland]]''.

Andrew Currie's ''[[Fido (film)|Fido]]'',<ref>Capt. Xerox (March 16, 2007). [http://www.theendoftheuniverse.ca/node/529 "Critics Love the New Zombie Comedy ''Fido''"]. ''The Website @ The End Of The Universe''. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> [[Matthew Leutwyler]]'s ''[[Dead & Breakfast]]'', and [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Braindead (1992 film)|Braindead]]'' are also examples of zombie comedies.<ref>Frazer, Bryant. [http://www.deep-focus.com/flicker/braindea.html ''Braindead'' (review)]. ''Deep Focus''. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''[[Evil Dead II]]'', although a more direct [[horror film]], contains some lighthearted and dark comedy elements, and its sequel, ''[[Army of Darkness]]'', is even more comedic. ''[[The Evil Dead (franchise)|The Evil Dead]]'' series does not, however, feature any traditional-style zombies.

==List==
Films that can be considered zombie comedies include:

* ''[[Mr. Vampire]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Re-Animator]]'' (1985)<ref name=vulture />
* ''[[Return of the Living Dead]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Redneck Zombies]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Dead Heat (1988 film)|Dead Heat]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Army of Darkness]]'' (1992)
* ''[[My Boyfriend's Back (1993 film)|My Boyfriend's Back]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Bio Zombie]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Idle Hands]]'' (1999), starring [[Devon Sawa]] and [[Seth Green]]
* ''[[Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Tokyo Zombie]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Fido (film)|Fido]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Dance of the Dead (2008 film)|Dance of the Dead]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Zombie Strippers]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Dead Snow]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Zombieland]]'' (2009), starring [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Jesse Eisenberg]], [[Emma Stone]] and [[Abigail Breslin]]
* ''Juan De Los Muertos'' (2010), Spanish-Cuban film released in the UK and US as ''[[Juan of the Dead]]''
* ''[[Deadheads (film)|DeadHeads]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Cockneys vs Zombies]]'' (2012)
* ''[[ParaNorman]]'' (2012)<ref name=vulture />
* ''[[Buck Wild]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Warm Bodies (film)|Warm Bodies]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Go Goa Gone]]''(2013), Indian Film
* ''Zombie eXs'' (2013)
* ''[[Burying the Ex]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/burying-the-ex-2015 |title=Burying the Ex |last=Kenny |first=Glenn|author-link=Glenn Kenny|date=19 June 2015 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead]]'' (2014), Icelandic-Norwegian
* ''[[Life After Beth]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/life-after-beth-2014 |title=Life After Beth Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) |last=Lemire |first=Christy |author-link=Christy Lemire|date=15 August 2014|website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Night of the Living Deb]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (film)|Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' (2016)<ref name=vulture />
* ''[[One Cut of the Dead]]'' (2017), a low-budget Japanese film
* ''[[Trip Ubusan: The Lolas vs. Zombies]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Dead Don't Die (2019 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]'' (2019)<ref name=vulture>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-zombie-comedies-dead-dont-die.html |title=8 Great Zombie Comedies (That Aren't The Dead Don't Die) |last=Sullivan |first=Kevin P. |date=14 June 2019 |website=[[vulture.com]]|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale]]'' (2019), a first South Korean zombie comedy film.
* ''Zomboat! (2019), ITV/Hulu TV show''
* ''[[Zombieland: Double Tap]] (2019), sequel to Zombieland
* ''[[Little Monsters (2019 film)|Little Monsters]]'' (the 2019 Hulu Original, not to be confused with the 1989 comedy film starring Fred Savage and Howie Mandel of the same name)
*''[[Zombie Reddy]]'' (2021)
*''[[Aquarium of the Dead]]'' (2021)
*''[[Zombivli]]'' (2022)

==See also==
* [[Cannibalism in popular culture]]
* [[Comedy horror]]
* [[List of comedy horror films]]
* [[Zombies in popular culture]]

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