Parody
noun
A humorous or exaggerated imitation of something, especially for the purpose of entertainment or mockery.
He made a parody of the politician's speech on his comedy show.
Often appears as...
- create a parody
- parody song
verb
To produce a humorous or exaggerated imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre.
The comedian parodied the president's unique speaking style.
Often appears as...
- parody a person
- parody a style
noun
A humorous or exaggerated imitation of something, especially for the purpose of entertainment or mockery.
He made a parody of the politician's speech on his comedy show.
Often appears as...
- create a parody
- parody song
verb
To produce a humorous or exaggerated imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre.
The comedian parodied the president's unique speaking style.
Often appears as...
- parody a person
- parody a style
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Knowledge
Understanding the original material helps grasp the humor in a parody.
Knowing the fairy tales made the movie 'Shrek' even funnier because it parodied them.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Funny
While parodies are often humorous, sometimes they serve to critique.
The novel was a parody of consumer culture and wasn't meant just to amuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Parodies can evoke mixed emotions, from amusement to discomfort if sensitive topics are involved.
The parody on historical events caused laughter but also stirred controversy.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Knowledge
Understanding the original material helps grasp the humor in a parody.
Knowing the fairy tales made the movie 'Shrek' even funnier because it parodied them.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Funny
While parodies are often humorous, sometimes they serve to critique.
The novel was a parody of consumer culture and wasn't meant just to amuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Parodies can evoke mixed emotions, from amusement to discomfort if sensitive topics are involved.
The parody on historical events caused laughter but also stirred controversy.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Knowledge
Understanding the original material helps grasp the humor in a parody.
Knowing the fairy tales made the movie 'Shrek' even funnier because it parodied them.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Funny
While parodies are often humorous, sometimes they serve to critique.
The novel was a parody of consumer culture and wasn't meant just to amuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Parodies can evoke mixed emotions, from amusement to discomfort if sensitive topics are involved.
The parody on historical events caused laughter but also stirred controversy.
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Everything you think you...
I've been talking about how disconnection is a major driver of addiction and weird to say it's growing, because you think we're the most connected society that's ever been, surely. But I increasingly began to think that the connections we have or think we have, are like a kind of parody of human connection. If you have a crisis in your life, you'll notice something.
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Tracking Plastic Sea to...
parody gen deeply devoted to the town deeply imbued with its sense of place Don plays the piano and played all over town the bars restaurants lodges used to play the Rocky Mountain smokehouse here you can see that on the left Don and I talked a lot about what it was like to lose that place but that stress and
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How America Fails New...
That's a moral problem but today I'm also going to tell you why it's an economic problem. I got so annoyed and obsessed with the unreality of these images, which look nothing like my life, that I recently decided to shoot and star in a parody series of stock photos
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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore:...
They're parodied, sometimes even demonized in the media for their kind of typical teenage behavior. They take risks, they're sometimes moody, they're very self-conscious. I have a really nice anecdote from a friend of mine who said that the thing he noticed most
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The mysterious workings...
why so we we sometimes laugh about teenagers we've parodied sometimes even demonized in the media so that canta pikal teenage behavior they take risks sometimes moody they're very self-conscious I have a really nice anecdote from a friend of mine who said
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Every Day in Tuscany PIPE...
like I kind of I made it happen yeah it which brings up one of the things I love about your writing is it's so beautiful and on a certain level you read it and you think what a parody sickle life you have you get up in the morning and you pick
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Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
wonderful audio mashups of all time and we don't just watch the news anymore if this passes for news and we don't even just watch the news parody like the daily show what we do is we auto-tune the news right we share our disaffection with the
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Andrew Fitzgerald:...
They respond to it. So once you take flexible identity, anonymity, engagement with the real world, and you move beyond simple homage or parody and you put these tools to work in telling a story, that's when things get really interesting.
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Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
know why I do it and I can't help myself it's not intentional but I cannot it's very uncomfortable incredibly uncomfortable feeling when all of a sudden you realize that you sound as though you parodying them unfortunately
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Paula Scher: Great...
and I made parodies about it. I just thought it was, you know, completely boring. So -- so, my goal in life was to do stuff that wasn't made out of Helvetica. And to do stuff that wasn't made out of Helvetica
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Everything you think you...
I've been talking about how disconnection is a major driver of addiction and weird to say it's growing, because you think we're the most connected society that's ever been, surely. But I increasingly began to think that the connections we have or think we have, are like a kind of parody of human connection. If you have a crisis in your life, you'll notice something.
Video examples
Tracking Plastic Sea to...
parody gen deeply devoted to the town deeply imbued with its sense of place Don plays the piano and played all over town the bars restaurants lodges used to play the Rocky Mountain smokehouse here you can see that on the left Don and I talked a lot about what it was like to lose that place but that stress and
Video examples
How America Fails New...
That's a moral problem but today I'm also going to tell you why it's an economic problem. I got so annoyed and obsessed with the unreality of these images, which look nothing like my life, that I recently decided to shoot and star in a parody series of stock photos
Video examples
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore:...
They're parodied, sometimes even demonized in the media for their kind of typical teenage behavior. They take risks, they're sometimes moody, they're very self-conscious. I have a really nice anecdote from a friend of mine who said that the thing he noticed most
Video examples
The mysterious workings...
why so we we sometimes laugh about teenagers we've parodied sometimes even demonized in the media so that canta pikal teenage behavior they take risks sometimes moody they're very self-conscious I have a really nice anecdote from a friend of mine who said
Video examples
Every Day in Tuscany PIPE...
like I kind of I made it happen yeah it which brings up one of the things I love about your writing is it's so beautiful and on a certain level you read it and you think what a parody sickle life you have you get up in the morning and you pick
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Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
wonderful audio mashups of all time and we don't just watch the news anymore if this passes for news and we don't even just watch the news parody like the daily show what we do is we auto-tune the news right we share our disaffection with the
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Andrew Fitzgerald:...
They respond to it. So once you take flexible identity, anonymity, engagement with the real world, and you move beyond simple homage or parody and you put these tools to work in telling a story, that's when things get really interesting.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
know why I do it and I can't help myself it's not intentional but I cannot it's very uncomfortable incredibly uncomfortable feeling when all of a sudden you realize that you sound as though you parodying them unfortunately
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Paula Scher: Great...
and I made parodies about it. I just thought it was, you know, completely boring. So -- so, my goal in life was to do stuff that wasn't made out of Helvetica. And to do stuff that wasn't made out of Helvetica
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.
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John Ridley
American Director
There's no disputing that for pols, the Internet is a great way to connect with people and raise some cash and post 'Sopranos' parodies or play your opponent's macaca moments. But in a 'net root' sense, it's pretty useless for getting someone elected.
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
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Ana Gasteyer
American Comedian
I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.
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Bernard Berenson
American Historian
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.
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Ted Rall
American Cartoonist
I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
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Julian Barratt
English Comedian
I love 'Airplane,' and I love 'Naked Gun' and all those films, where you're parodying.
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Timothy Simons
American Actor
We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments.
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Fred Armisen
American Comedian
I can only parody stuff I love.
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Matt Groening
American Cartoonist
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced to from 'The Simpsons', and then later in life they see the thing we're parodying. My kids had not seen 'Casablanca,' and we'd done parodies of 'Casablanca.
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John Ridley
American Director
There's no disputing that for pols, the Internet is a great way to connect with people and raise some cash and post 'Sopranos' parodies or play your opponent's macaca moments. But in a 'net root' sense, it's pretty useless for getting someone elected.
Quote examples
Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.
Quote examples
T. J. Miller
American Actor
By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
Quote examples
Ana Gasteyer
American Comedian
I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.
Quote examples
Bernard Berenson
American Historian
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.
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Ted Rall
American Cartoonist
I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
Quote examples
Julian Barratt
English Comedian
I love 'Airplane,' and I love 'Naked Gun' and all those films, where you're parodying.
Quote examples
Timothy Simons
American Actor
We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments.
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Fred Armisen
American Comedian
I can only parody stuff I love.
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