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A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or 1960s counterculture).
Parody exists in all art media, including literature, music and cinema. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ...
Spoof/Parody Humorous Recreation of a book, film or play, either to pay homage or to ridicule the original Mel Brooks , Joe Alaskey , French and Saunders , Mitchell and Webb , I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , Dom Joly , Peter Serafinowicz , Weird Al Yankovic , Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker ; Films and TV shows: Airplane! , Family Guy , Shriek , Look ...
On Sunday, Nov. 21, the classic television special “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air on PBS and PBS Kids and will be streaming on Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV+. This special ...
Some would have its use restricted only to long-form narratives, while at the other extreme are people who use it as a synonym for "comics" or "comic book". [ 4 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] Others again define it as a book with a square-bound spine, even if it is a collection of short strips. [ 50 ]
A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that lampoons other film genres or films as pastiches, [1] [2] [3] works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by critics, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office. [4]
'The Flintstones' (1960-1966) An animated, prehistoric take on "The Honeymooners," this show ran in prime time (a first for an animated series) with its catchy theme song for most of the '60s.
A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco "The Last Supper" featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic Church and far-right politicians ...