parody
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That has left the door open to Count Binface, and a host of other independent and parody candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It gathers meaning as people remake it, parody it and pass it on.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A behind-the scenes perspective on the Onion’s gloriously unhinged parody: If you could use a laugh, the absurd comedy on offer at the new Infowars might do the trick.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Somewhere along the way, the biggest producer in television caught wind of Lasser’s chops and wanted her for his pet project, a parody of sudsy daytime dramas called “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“You! You! You!” she kept screaming in a parody of Mamá’s voice, spitting putrid saliva on my face.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Oddie composed a number of comic songs for the series, often parodies of contemporary pop music.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Yes, it’s whimsical, and yes, it references Mike Davis’ “City of Quartz” more than any of the TMZ-type excursions it gently parodies, but it’s still, at its heart, a bus tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Both were affectionate parodies of tropes from classic musicals dating to an era when the art form was far more culturally influential than it is now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Earlier this year, a series of absurdist AI parodies of martial-arts films attracted billions of views on Chinese social media and sparked a wave of like-minded videos created by fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
It was almost perfect, just a fraction flatter and shakier than Betty Jean’s voice had been, the o’s and ah’s parodies of Betty Jean’s pretentious ones.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
The Seinfeld star appeared in a Funny or Die sketch with Stodden in 2012, which parodied daytime talk shows such as Dr Phil.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ross has been lovingly parodied many times, with bits on “Family Guy” and within Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool” series probably being the best known.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
The sandwich has even been seemingly parodied in “The Simpsons.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
The operations have been parodied on “South Park” and “Saturday Night Live,” among other shows and movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
It’s the most parodied painting in history, but every parody just draws more attention to the original.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The chatbot would then produce a snide response parodying Chan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Others came up with captions including "Don't Look Up," a reference to the 2021 film starring Leonardo Di Caprio parodying societal apathy to the climate crisis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Heidecker also created the web series “On Cinema” with comedian Gregg Turkington, parodying movie review shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In this series and the Moving Picture Show that followed, his speciality was parodying film and television favourites.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
If smart people are parodying it, that’s a sure sign that some less smart people are believing it.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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