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Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted Western TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, strong profanity, current events, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and last but not least, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted Western TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and last but not least, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted Western TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and as the name implies, shocking subjects used as comedic punchlines.

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted Western TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and at their core, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

* Creator/BillPlympton's films feature completely unfiltered vulgarity and violence, though they're strictly AuthorAppeal and [[DoingItForTheArt not intended to appease some kind of demographic]]. At one point, he ''was'' dealing with criticism that he could only do over-the-top sex and violence with no emotional substance, and challenged those critics with the somber, personal ''WesternAnimation/{{Cheatin}}''.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s early music (especially ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' and ''Music/{{Encore}}'') was heavily influenced by [[TheNineties late 90s]] and TurnOfTheMillennium-era shock comedy cartoons, with Eminem often rapping in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''-inspired voices and using the common bad-taste jokes of the era (like making fun of [[PeripheryHatedom boybands]] and Christopher Reeve). Eminem even attempted to launch his own cartoon in this genre, ''The Slim Shady Show'', but even Eminem's fans like to forget that he made it. While Eminem moved further from these influences in his later work, he did attempt to promote ''Relapse'' with a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' crossover featuring Stewie Griffin.

* Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD''. Every episode is a nonstop barrage of stereotypes, graphic violence, drug jokes, [[GrossoutShow grossout jokes]], ToiletHumour, and ComedicSociopathy so unrelenting it almost borders on parody. It even uses a Creator/SethMacFarlane-esque art style.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is [[GenrePopularizer almost single-handedly responsible]] for kickstarting the trend of RefugeInAudacity and CrossesTheLineTwice in adult animation. Hard as it is to imagine these days, in 1997 the sight of cartoon characters telling each other to "suck balls" was wild and crazy (the closest ''The Simpsons'' had ever come to that was, of course, "Eat my shorts!"), and the show drew huge viewership numbers purely from the [[DancingBear novelty factor]]. Like all popular things, it was quickly aped and imitated, and soon it became standard practice for adult cartoons to take a page out of Parker and Stone's book. [[UnbuiltTrope Unlike many of its imitators]], though, ''South Park'''s humor relies heavily on satire and mockery of weekly news RippedFromTheHeadlines, though ToiletHumour and crude sexual jokes still feature frequently.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s early music (especially ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' and ''Music/{{Encore}}'') was heavily influenced by [[TheNineties late 90s]] and TurnOfTheMillennium-era shock comedy cartoons, with Eminem often rapping in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''-inspired voices and using the common bad-taste jokes of the era (like making fun of [[PeripheryHatedom boybands]] and [[UnacceptableTargets Christopher Reeve]]). Eminem even attempted to launch his own cartoon in this genre, ''The Slim Shady Show'', but even Eminem's fans like to forget that he made it. While Eminem moved further from these influences in his later work, he did attempt to promote ''Relapse'' with a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' crossover featuring Stewie Griffin.

In TheNineties, shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (debuting as early as 1987 as shorts within ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'' and 1989 as a standalone show) and ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' proved to the industry that cartoons with an adult[[note]]though in many cases it's more of a teen/young adult[[/note]] audience could be a success, and introduced certain elements, like social satire (''The Simpsons'') and crudeness (''Beavis and Butthead'') that paved the way, but the genre really took off with the debut of the TropeCodifier ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' in 1997. ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' had a huge impact on the genre as well, particularly in its use of the CutawayGag. The massive success of these shows [[FromClonesToGenre spawned a whole host of imitators]] and helped initiate a RuderAndCruder shift within pop culture as a whole.

* ''Las Aventuras De Roberto Manfinfla'' is a Chilean web-series Known for it's extreme vulgar humor, crude LimitedAnimation, and [[GrossoutShow gross imagery]]

* Each and every installment of The ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' series begins as innocent children's show before cutting to [[SurpriseCreepy sudden]] [[SurrealHorror disturbing themes]] [[BloodyHorror gory imagery]] and [[PsychologicalHorror psychological]] and {{Existential Horror}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/FuggetAboutIt'', a CanadianSeries about a mafia capo and his family. The show is filled with sexual references, bloody violence, foul language, and otherwise VulgarHumor. Episode titles like "The Oracle of Vagina" and "Hate Crime Legislation is for Pussies" really say it all.

* The MTV ShortRunner ''WesternAnimation/GoodVibes'', which was originally intended to air alongside Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s series but ended up airing with the revival of ''Beavis and Butt-head'', had some HiddenDepths and the main characters avert being {{ComedicSociopath}}s, but otherwise plays most of the genre's tropes straight.

For a long time Animated Shock Comedies were, for all intents and purposes, the ''only'' successful Western animated works aimed at adult audiences. (The stereotype that all adult Western animation fell under this umbrella was something of a counterpart to the assumption that AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles.) This has begun to change ever so slightly since the late 2010s, with the introduction of the first successful non-comedy adult animated series such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'', but shock comedy is still by far the dominant genre in Western adult animation. Therefore, this is not the place to list aversions. Part of this is parallel to the inherent issue of the AnimationAgeGhetto, being the insistence that "If it's animated, it must be immature."

For a long time Animated Shock Comedies were, for all intents and purposes, the ''only'' successful Western animated works aimed at adult audiences. (The stereotype that all adult Western animation fell under this umbrella was something of a counterpart to the assumption that AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles.) This has begun to change ever so slightly since the late 2010s, with the introduction of the first successful non-comedy adult animated series such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'', but shock comedy is still by far the dominant genre in Western adult animation. Therefore, this is not the place to list aversions.

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily [[WesternAnimation Western]] AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and at their core, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

Visually, Animated Shock Comedies are not confined to any particular animation style, though ThinLineAnimation is probably the most common. A number of them tend to have fairly [[StylisticSuck crude or "cheap" animation styles]], possibly to mimic the GenrePopularizer ''South Park''[='s=] "[[ClipArtAnimation construction paper]]" style (it's actually animated on computer software and this style allows for very rapid AnimationLeadTime).

Animated Shock Comedy is a subgenre of primarily WesternAnimation AnimatedSitcom that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and at their core, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

Animated Shock Comedy is a genre of primarily WesternAnimation that emerged in the 1990s (though it has its roots significantly earlier), towards the tail end of UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation. A new generation of cartoons busted TV animation out of the AnimationAgeGhetto by infusing animation with pervasive elements that are decidedly ''not'' for children: VulgarHumor and BlackComedy. These shows typically feature heavy elements of ComedicSociopathy, profanity, pop culture references, political {{satire}}, and at their core, shocking subjects PlayedForLaughs.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s early music (especially ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' and ''Encore'') was heavily influenced by [[TheNineties late 90s]] and TurnOfTheMillennium-era shock comedy cartoons, with Eminem often rapping in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''-inspired voices and using the common bad-taste jokes of the era (like making fun of [[PeripheryHatedom boybands]] and [[UnacceptableTargets Christopher Reeve]]). Eminem even attempted to launch his own cartoon in this genre, ''The Slim Shady Show'', but even Eminem's fans like to forget that he made it. While Eminem moved further from these influences in his later work, he did attempt to promote ''Relapse'' with a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' crossover featuring Stewie Griffin.

* ''WesternAnimation/LaFamiliaDelBarrio'' is an Mexican adult animated series with a lot of VulgarHumor and ToiletHumor and two of the main male characters are dirty womanizers.

* ''WesternAnimation/LaFamiliaDelBarrio'' is an Mexican adult animated series with a lot of VulgarHumor and TouletHumor and two of the main male characters are dirty womanizers.

* ''Las Aventuras De Roberto Manfinfla''is a Chilean web-series Known for it's extreme vulgar humor, crude LimitedAnimation, and [[GrossoutShow gross imagery]]

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s early music (especially ''Music/TheMarshallMathersLP'' and ''Encore'') was heavily influenced by TurnOfTheMillennium-era shock comedy cartoons, with Eminem often rapping in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''-inspired voices and using the common bad-taste jokes of the era (like making fun of [[PeripheryHatedom boybands]] and [[UnacceptableTargets Christopher Reeve]]). Eminem even attempted to launch his own cartoon in this genre, ''The Slim Shady Show'', but even Eminem's fans like to forget that he made it. While Eminem moved further from these influences in his later work, he did attempt to promote ''Relapse'' with a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' crossover featuring Stewie Griffin.

* ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'' is technically a series of LightNovels, but both the novels and the anime adaptation definitely qualify. The story is about a cute angel who repeatedly and graphically kills the main character and later revives him, only to do it again every time she gets mad at him. Furthermore, she was sent from the future to kill him so he doesn't grow up to create an immortality potion that stops women from physically aging past twelve years old and thus creating a "pedophile's world". And there are even more raunchy jokes, including the fact that angels get chronic diarrhea when their halos are removed.

* ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'' is about a cute angel who graphically kills the main character for laughs and revives him each time, only to do it again every time she gets mad at him. Furthermore, she was sent from the future to kill him so he doesn't grow up to create an immortality potion that stops women from physically aging past twelve years old and thus creating a "pedophile's world". And there are even more raunchy jokes, including the fact that angels get chronic diarrhea when their halos are removed.