parody
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In an attempt to parody the hit horror movie “Obsession” released earlier this year, the 60-second commercial showed Clark as someone so entranced by his new driver that he wouldn’t let anyone else touch it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Supporters will take their own view, among them a sense that the behaviour of these players is now beyond parody.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
That has left the door open to Count Binface, and a host of other independent and parody candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Its closest resemblance is to Wain’s 2014 romantic comedy parody, “They Came Together,” which, despite having no shortage of memorable one-liners, functions best as a whole.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Poole must screen each and every thing that appears on the site, because there’s no parody, no sarcasm.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
It is curious that Mr. Nichols never mentions Melville’s 1857 novel, “The Confidence-Man,” with its pointed parodies of Emerson as the chilly philosopher Mark Winsome, and of Thoreau as Egbert, a tiresome pseudomoralist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The “Fruit Love Island” fandom has grown into spinoffs, recap videos, fan accounts and a host of parodies, many of which are also AI-generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“The Happy Dictator,” released as the lead single in September, parodies megalomaniac Saparmurat Niyazov’s approach to governing in Turkmenistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
The song had a resurgence online and into meme culture after charting in 2013 following a series of covers and parodies on Youtube.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
We sing these, and other parodies of popular songs, all of which we think are very witty.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
A CeraVe TikTok touting a “looksmaxxing protocol” parodied “bone smashing” en route to advertising lotion, while Carl’s Jr. said its sandwich name conveys an “all-in mindset” in a culturally resonant way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The sandwich has even been seemingly parodied in “The Simpsons.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Satuday Night Live” has since parodied Clavicular in a “Weekend Update” sketch, and the streamer also made his runway debut in February at New York Fashion Week.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
In its ruling, the watchdog said it acknowledged that viewers would understand that the ad "parodied the common, internal conflict of choosing between social activities and personal responsibilities".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
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
At one point, Schwam and Gunther compare Byrd’s show to a “Saturday Night Live” sketch parodying it, in which Cheri Oteri plays Byrd.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 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
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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