as in satire
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced
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Recent Examples of lampoon
William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
The solipsism of artists and influencers offers infinite variations on self-lacerating lampoon, and Sebastian Silva’s new film Rotting in the Sun comes up with a dandy.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Wolverine, a film both stars like to lampoon on and off screen.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Saturday Night Live kicked off with Bowen Yang reprising his role as George Santos in what could be one of the last instances of the former congressman being the subject of such a high-profile lampoon given his expulsion from the House of Representatives Friday.
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Nast’s August 17 cartoon, for example, lampooned Greeley’s unlikely alliance with the Democrats, depicting him kneeling before Satan, who clutches a copy of the party’s nomination.
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Beloved satire website the Onion bought Alex Jones’s misinformation hub in a bankruptcy auction, the New York Times reports.Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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But Grande does have experience on both the stage and screen, having appeared on Broadway's 13: The Musical and starring on Nickelodeon sitcoms Victorious and Sam & Cat, as well as Adam McKay's sci-fi political satire Don't Look Up.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The show satirizes some elements of televangelism with biting humor but depicts Tammy as a complicated woman who encouraged others to follow her mission to lead with love.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In director Mary Harron’s original American Psycho, Bale’s sinister character — who may or may not be a serial killer — satirizes 1980s white-collar American culture and consumerism.Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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But unlike his dad, a larger-than-life figure who once hosted Saturday Night Live and was parodied on Seinfeld, Hal has stayed pretty quiet.Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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One, which was later parodied in a famous Chappelle’s Show skit, required the artists to walk more than five miles to fetch him cheesecake from a Brooklyn restaurant.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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Elegy thus belongs to an old and ignoble genre, one which caricatures the hillbilly for an audience’s titillation.Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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As is human nature, the two sides caricature each other and try to demonize each other.Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Previously, he was mocked for showcasing what appeared to be a truly terrible Elden Ring build (see above).Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Russia has sent two prototypes of its latest fighter jet in service, the stealth Su-57, to China for an airshow, where they were reportedly mocked for their poor workmanship and conditions.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet Mann urged his audiences to resist the temptation to deride humanity.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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At minimum, the show serves as an hour to deride the maps, magic walls and needles that will inevitably rule the night.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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While sketch comedy show frequently takes aim at Trump — played since 2016 by Alec Baldwin and James Austin Johnson — Saturday's episode spoofed the actors paying fealty to the new commander in chief.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The horror landscape has dramatically shifted since the last Scary Movie, which should give the Wayans ample opportunity to spoof tons of recent projects.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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While popular with more liberal viewers, the show is also often ridiculed by conservatives as being too soft and too partisan.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump regularly ridicules broadcast networks and major news organizations that are critical of him and has recently called on the U.S. government to crack down on broadcast outlets.Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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