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Ionesco’s brand of absurdism is indebted to classic French farce, which is redeployed in lunatic fashion to lampoon the nonsensical nature of human existence.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

“The Moment” doesn’t quite lampoon Swift’s massively successful tour or its ensuing media, but it does take issue with the Eras Tour’s tame spectacle.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

For a movie that starts dying a slow, painful death from its first act, its attempts to lampoon our fear of death are ironically futile.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025

They had, in impudence, chosen this night, the night of our festive lampoon, for their attack, knowing our officers engaged in the drama; there could be little question of that.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

His policy platform often lampoons mainstream politics while drawing on genuine public anger and frustrations, and advocating in support of democracy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Where “The Pitt” inspires awe at what these doctors achieve with a paucity of resources, time and patience, “Scrubs” lampoons the absurdity of a corporatized medical system steadily grinding down doctor and patient alike.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's long-running animated sitcom regularly lampoons leading figures including US President Trump.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Anthony Hopkins lampoons his own gravitas to sell cold brew coffee as well as promote the Wrexham soccer club.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

This contemporary lithograph lampoons the panicked gentry who fled the city - and thus turned Handel’s new oratorio, Theodora, into a box-office flop.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Politics, family, inflation, racism, weight gain and greed were among the multiple topics lampooned by Wanda Sykes during a dynamic and often wickedly funny tour stop at the Dolby Theatre last Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Mr. Morton has done this kind of thing before and done it with Mr. Bonneville—“Twenty Twelve” lampooned the scene behind the 2012 London Olympics; “W1A” burlesqued the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

In fact, in an episode that aired earlier that year, Murphy lampooned the political error that would follow Jackson for the rest of his life.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

Exact Sciences, which went public in 2001, sells genetic tests, a liver cancer screening test called Oncoguard, and Cologuard, which was memorably lampooned External link by Saturday Night Live in 2023.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

In his comic play The Clouds, Aristophanes, writing in 420 bc, lampooned rhetoric as the art of weak reasoning, “which by false arguments triumphs over the strong.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Eastside Girls, meanwhile, is a tender depiction of Muna's neighbourhood, lovingly lampooning the staples of LA hipster culture – astrology, polyamory, roommate dramas and "negronis with the nice gin".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Still, it’s true that when the series was at its nadir, so few vibrant horror films were being made that it was stuck lampooning the now-forgotten Jessica Chastain chiller “Mama.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Southwest Airlines, long known for lampooning its competitors’ fees, will charge for extra legroom on flights starting on Jan. 27.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Jordan Bassett, writing for NME, is more insightful than most: “Eminem is attempting to have it both ways here – to emulate his 2000s hits while lampooning Shady as a cultural relic.”

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024

He played the game like a child, or like someone who was bent on lampooning a sacred ritual, which amounted to the same thing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis