jocularity

noun

Definition of jocularitynext
as in playfulness

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  1. satire
  2. spoof
  3. slapstick
  4. farce
  5. burlesque
  6. parody
Noun
  • Staples turns that set-up into a hilarious and slightly surreal satire about the challenges facing Black entrepreneurs.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Sacks produced the satire Thank You for Smoking and Daliland.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of satire
Noun
  • Adams doesn’t have a ton to do in Adam McKay’s hit-or-miss NASCAR spoof, other than one key scene where her long, silky mane and sensual speechifying convince superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) to get behind the wheel again.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Viewers resistant to a landslide of scatological humor, however, may find the laughs pretty slim in this overlong, uninspired monster spoof.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of spoof
Noun
  • The technicolor production alone makes Babes in Toyland a treasure to behold, but its oddball slapstick comedy pushes it to a different, weirder level than other versions.
    Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick, gangsters.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of slapstick
Noun
  • As a result, this earnest film presents the family as both farce and tragedy.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But if this person continues the farce, Miss Manners encourages you to cut it off.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of farce
Noun
  • The space hosts a variety of special festive culinary experiences throughout the holiday season such as an afternoon tea party with Mrs. Claus, an ugly sweater bar crawl and a Nutcracker inspired burlesque show with speciality seasonal cocktails.
    Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • When the nightclub switches to full burlesque, Mindy — in an extremely out-of-character move that never really tracks for me — decides that’s a step too far and quits.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of burlesque
Noun
  • The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody Experience a unique blend of seduction and sci-fi with this burlesque parody show set in a galaxy far, far away.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Vera Drew won Breakthrough Director for the zany superhero parody The People’s Joker.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of parody
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