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Odd, too, that no mention is made here of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” from which Mull’s landmark talk-show parody “Fernwood 2 Night” was spun, paving the way for the likes of “The Colbert Report.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Of course, “The Eric André Show,” a parody of late-night talk series, always begins with its eponymous host wrecking his set in the most chaotic manner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Efforts to replicate the former president’s mien can also risk coming off like imitation—or, worse, parody.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Tiny Tim needledrops, an in-universe parody of Adam West’s Batman, the irony of its main character finding fulfillment as a fry cook — it all pointed toward Gen X’s wry, detached view of culture.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Franklin’s pointed parody was reprinted in several newspapers fromBoston to Philadelphia, though nowhere south of the Potomac.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Revisit some of the show’s best jingles and parodies, appreciate Alec Baldwin’s singular performance as Jack Donaghy, and test your memory with this quiz.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The back-to-back parodies mark a sudden pop-culture turn for a White House aide who has largely operated outside the spotlight.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Oddie composed a number of comic songs for the series, often parodies of contemporary pop music.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Yes, it’s whimsical, and yes, it references Mike Davis’ “City of Quartz” more than any of the TMZ-type excursions it gently parodies, but it’s still, at its heart, a bus tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

It was almost perfect, just a fraction flatter and shakier than Betty Jean’s voice had been, the o’s and ah’s parodies of Betty Jean’s pretentious ones.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Throughout the last four decades, Culture Clash has parodied nearly every prominent Latino figure in history, including Che Guevara, Frida Kahlo, Ritchie Valens, Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The sandwich has even been seemingly parodied in “The Simpsons.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical masterpiece “Dr. Strangelove” brilliantly parodied the lunacy of the nuclear threat during the Cold War.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

The mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” parodied pompous rock musicians to great effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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

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

Heidecker also created the web series “On Cinema” with comedian Gregg Turkington, parodying movie review shows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

In this series and the Moving Picture Show that followed, his speciality was parodying film and television favourites.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Longtime "Saturday Night Live" personality Maya Rudolph may be slated to reprise her infamous character parodying Vice President Kamala Harris, just in time for the thick of election season.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2024

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