The Elvis Dead

The Elvis Dead
Rob Kemp, The Elvis Dead, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Music	Elvis Presley
Lyrics	Rob Kemp
Basis	Evil Dead II, directed by Sam Raimi
Premiere	12 February 2017: The Soundhouse, Leicester Comedy Festival
Awards	2017 Leicester Comedy Festival Award for Best Show and Best Musical/Improv Show 2017 Amused Moose Award for Outstanding Fringe Show 2017 Malcolm Hardee Award for Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid 2017 Midlands Comedy Award for Breakthrough Act, Best Alternative Act and Best Live Show 2018 Chortle Award for Best Newcomer

The Elvis Dead is a musical comedy stage show created by the English comedian Rob Kemp. The show is a retelling of the cult horror film Evil Dead II in the style of the musician Elvis Presley. The Elvis Dead has been critically acclaimed and has won numerous awards, most of them during the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including a nomination for "Best Newcomer" in that year's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.