Funerals are solemn, somber events.

Except when they aren't.

Different cultures have widely varied funerary traditions. For some it's more celebration than solemnity.

But what if your culture does do the somber, solemn sort of funeral? Is cutting up allowed? What if the deceased was in on the joke?

After being inspired by something I saw online, I once told my family I wanted them to get someone to stand at the back of the room during my funeral, dressed as the Grim Reaper.