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
Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
He's been booed in the Caesars Superdome, he's been lampooned at Mardi Gras and he's been roasted on social media.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
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.
—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
Verb
Wolverine, a film both stars like to lampoon on and off screen.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
He's been booed in the Caesars Superdome, he's been lampooned at Mardi Gras and he's been roasted on social media.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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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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Wow Platinum, a ruthless reporter meant to satirize the most unhinged Fox News personalities, and Jon Voight is surprisingly compelling as the business titan Hamilton Crassus III, despite the character’s lack of depth.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The show also loves to satirize show business and multiple episodes are set in Hollywood.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 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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The sketch then shifted to the faux-emotional, parodying the candidates’ inclination to agree with each other during the debate.Michaela Zee, Variety, 6 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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In this week’s episode of the NBC sketch comedy show, host Mulaney spoofs a political ad for a real-life New York Assemblyman with a name that’s hard to believe: Harvey Epstein.Claire Franken, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
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Ripa and Consuelos also spoofed the Chimp Crazy Max series.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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The former president has repeatedly ridiculed the conservative cable news giant in the weeks leading up to Election Day.Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Young voters in both camps have seized on certain messages to ridicule or to emphasize certain values which have ranged from Tik Tock, Instagram reels of dance videos about eating cats and dogs to Trump depicted as the Messiah.Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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