parody

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writing, music, art, speech, etc. that intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the features or qualities of the original more noticeable in a way that is humorous:

He was an 18th-century author who wrote parodies of other people's works.

There is a hint of self-parody in his later paintings.

something that so obviously fails to achieve the effect that was intended that it is stupid:

"It was a parody of a trial," said one observer.

to copy the style of someone or something in a humorous way:

One of the papers is running a competition in which you have to parody a well-known author.

a piece of writing or music that copies the style of a serious piece in a way that is intentionally humorous:

[ C ] Brando did a parody of the character he played in "The Godfather."