The Grim Reaper, one of the thanatic images of western iconography, has often been used in artistic and cinematographic creation. It has also been the subject of a humorous reinterpretation, which will be explored in this paper using contemporary examples (movie, cartoons and drawings available on the Internet). The analysis highlights scenographic and discursive strategies to create humorous effects (incongruity, aggressiveness, quid pro quo, etc.) that aim to humanize death by exploring the stakes and dilemmas that the Grim Reaper encounters in its existence and role.