Tried and True

AT RISE:

A ZOMBIE and FRANK.

FRANK:
You know, to be honest, Zombie Guy, there is literally no interaction that we could have here that would not be, on some level, a cliche. If you were a smart zonbie, say. Or a normal brain-eating one. Pr some weird combination of random memes. Zombie pirate, zombie ninja. Zombie librarian, even. Fast zombie, slow zombie. It's all been done. So you can understand why I'm a little bit frustrated right now, I hope.

ZOMBIE:
...

FRANK:
Oh thank God. I was worried you were going to say "brains" or-

And the zombie bites him in the head or something. I mean, it had to happen at some point, right? That's what makes cliches cliches. On some level, the audience is very satosfied, despite themseleves.

BLACKOUT. END PLAY.