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Displaying all articles tagged:
Parodies
music videos
Mar. 31, 2020
Jon Daly Re-created a Rolling Stones Music Video to Cheer You Up
The work here is impressive.
By
Megh Wright
rip
Jan. 3, 2020
Remembering Musical Satirist Neil Innes, the Seventh Python
The Monty Python collaborator and Rutles co-creator died earlier this week.
By
Ramsey Ess
25 days of cats
Dec. 15, 2019
What Can We Learn From Three Decades of
Cats
Jokes on
The Simpsons
?
Turns out, a lot!
By
Rebecca Alter
chat room
Aug. 13, 2019
How Phonte Made Those
Sherman’s Showcase
Parodies ‘Jam Like Real Songs’
“Even when we’re singing a song as ridiculous as ‘Drop It Low (For Jesus),’ we’re singing that shit like we mean it!”
By
Craig D. Lindsey
backstories
Mar. 28, 2019
The Ingeniously Nerdy Filmmaking Secrets of
Documentary Now!
The IFC show’s directors break down, in extreme detail, how they pulled off the visual parodies of season three.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
chat room
Mar. 27, 2019
Michael C. Hall on
Documentary Now!
, Bowling, and Why
Alf
Is ‘Rude’
In the season finale of IFC’s parody series
Doc Now!
, the
Dexter
actor plays “the best bowler in the world.”
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
snl
Feb. 26, 2019
Offset Says Migos Wasn’t ‘Feeling’ That
SNL
Sketch
“I’ma be honest, we didn’t like that skit.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Dec. 18, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda Puts Out a Big Plate of Fresh-Baked Holiday Parodies for You
He’s also bringing
Hamilton
straight to
The Tonight Show
in Puerto Rico, in case that was also on your list.
By
Halle Kiefer
vulture lists
Nov. 16, 2018
The 14 Best Clip-Show Parodies, From
Community
to
It’s Always Sunny
Unshackled from its dull origins, the clip show has become a boundary-pushing TV experiment.
By
Daniel Kurland
videology
Sept. 24, 2018
Weezer’s ‘Africa’ Video Stars Weird Al As Rivers Cuomo in ‘Sweater Song’ Remake
There is so much happening and all of it is so bad it’s good.
By
Dee Lockett
casting
Aug. 13, 2018
Documentary Now!
Will Parody the Making of the
Company
Cast Album
Everybody rise for “Original Cast Album: Co-Op.”
By
Jackson McHenry
Nov. 15, 2017
Netflix Is a Joke: When the Platform Becomes the Bit
In September, billboards proclaiming “Netflix Is a Joke” popped up overnight in Los Angeles and New York. While some thought it was a shot by […]
By
Pablo Goldstein
last night on late night
Aug. 17, 2017
James Corden Rewrote ‘Despacito’ to Make It the Song About the Summer
Corden sings about Beyoncé’s twins, Anthony Scaramucci, and, yes, the success of “Despacito.”
By
Tolly Wright
last night on late night
Apr. 28, 2017
Comedy Central’s
The President Show
Gives the World Yet Another Trump Parody
Anthony Atamanuik’s satirical late-night show parodies Trump’s response to Ivanka being booed.
By
Jackson McHenry
roll clip!
Dec. 30, 2016
Watch King Bach’s Spot-on
Fences
Parody
Now with more fences and more snot.
By
Karen Brill
roll clip!
Sept. 11, 2016
Streisand Does ‘Send in the Clowns’ Trump Parody
“Is he that rich?/What if he’s poor?”
By
Halle Kiefer
trailer mix
Aug. 25, 2016
See the Trailer for
Documentary Now!
Season Two
Get ready to laugh.
By
Devon Ivie
Aug. 4, 2016
Owen Ellickson’s Trump Parody Twitter Feed Almost Makes This Nightmare […]
Over the past few weeks, writer/producer Owen Ellickson (The Office, Superstore, The King of Queens) has been Tweeting updates from the […]
By
Samantha Pitchel
June 17, 2016
‘The Onion’s Celebrity Gossip Parody Site ‘StarWipe’ Shuts Down Today
The Onion’s newest parody site says goodbye today. According to editor Sean O’Neal, StarWipe – which launched back in September – will be no […]
By
Megh Wright
June 13, 2016
‘The New Yorker’ Now Has a Cover-to-Cover Parody Thanks to ‘The Neu Jorker’
A bunch of talented writers and illustrators have teamed up to create a very ambitious parody: a cover-to-cover take on an issue of The New […]
By
Megh Wright
May 27, 2016
Get Lost in 1-855-LADYFUN, a Massive and Bizarre Customer Service Line […]
Most sane human beings will do everything in their power to stay away from the agony of endless robotic customer service calls, but for writer […]
By
Megh Wright
parodies
Apr. 19, 2016
The Latest
Hamilton
Parody Is About Jeb Bush
Including jams like “My (Exclamation) Point” and “Sanders Refuted.”
By
Nate Jones
parodies
Mar. 17, 2016
Hamilton
Parody Stars William Henry Harrison
A. Har.
By
Madeline Raynor
last night on late night
Feb. 16, 2016
Jimmy Fallon Remakes ‘Going Back to Cali’ Video
Cali. Cali. Cali.
By
Halle Kiefer
snl
Jan. 13, 2016
Watch Jay Pharoah Parody DJ Khaled’s Snapchats
Also: Probably time to follow
SNL
on Snapchat if you aren’t already.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
last night on late night
Jan. 8, 2016
Stephen Colbert Roasts Republican Candidates
Who?
By
E. Alex Jung
Jan. 5, 2016
Seth Meyers Returned to ‘Late Night’ Through a ‘Making a Murderer’ Parody
After two weeks off for the holidays, Seth Meyers made his return to Late Night last night by parodying Making a Murderer, the Netflix series […]
By
Megh Wright
Dec. 23, 2015
Here’s the Trailer for ‘Fifty Shades of Black’ Starring Marlon Wayans
Back in May it was announced that Marlon Wayans was set to star in a Fifty Shades of Grey spoof called Fifty Shades of Black, and the first […]
By
Megh Wright
Dec. 21, 2015
Sarah Palin Made a ‘30 Rock’ Parody with John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and […]
Not to be outdone by Ted Cruz’s Christmas “parody ad,” Sarah Palin has thrown her hat into the comedy ring this week by teaming up […]
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Nov. 27, 2015
Jones, Fallon Crushed Another Holiday Medley
Featuring Queen Latifah and Eric Nally!
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
last night on late night
Oct. 30, 2015
Billy Eichner and Corden Parody Adele’s ‘Hello’
More like
Hello-
ween.
By
E. Alex Jung
Sept. 18, 2015
OshKosh B’gosh Wants YouTube to Remove This Commercial Parody Because It’s […]
OshKosh B’gosh just declared war against two New York-based comedians over the dignity of their brand. Last week, Three Busy Debras’ Sandy […]
By
Megh Wright
parodies
Sept. 1, 2015
And Here’s Christina Applegate As Meryl Streep
We have so. Much. Doubt.
By
E. Alex Jung
parodies
Aug. 17, 2015
What If Taylor Swift Brought Out
Every
Woman?
“Please welcome to the stage the ashes of the victims of the Salem witch trials!”
By
Nate Jones
Aug. 3, 2015
Here’s the First Episode of ‘The Onion’s ‘VICE’ Parody Series ‘EDGE’
The Onion is back with a brand new web series this week called EDGE, which takes on VICE by being the lone brave news outlet willing to […]
By
Megh Wright
July 28, 2015
‘The Onion’ Has a ‘VICE’ Parody in the Works Called ‘EDGE’
The Onion has a new web series in the works with VICE’s HBO series as their target. According to THR, The Onion is set to debut a new VICE […]
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
June 11, 2015
See Ferrell and Wiig’s
A Deadly Adoption
Teaser
It hits Lifetime June 20.
By
Dee Lockett
parodies
June 2, 2015
James Franco Made a Poop-centric Version of Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Just Do It’ Speech
“Just poo it.”
By
Dee Lockett
May 7, 2015
Marlon Wayans Is Starring in a ‘Fifty Shades’ Spoof Called ‘Fifty Shades […]
Fifty Shades of Grey is getting the Wayans spin. According to Variety, Marlon Wayans has signed on to write, produce, and star in a Fifty […]
By
Megh Wright
parodies
May 5, 2015
See Amy Schumer’s
12 Angry Men
Parody
Starring John Hawkes, Paul Giamatti, Vincent Kartheiser, and Jeff Goldblum.
By
Nate Jones
parodies
Apr. 29, 2015
Hawkeye Sang an Ed Sheeran Parody About Being Underrated
Get Jeremy Renner back on
SNL
.
By
Lindsey Weber
parodies
Apr. 27, 2015
Sesame Street
Parodies
The Avengers
The Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon
.
By
Dee Lockett
game of chairs
Apr. 6, 2015
Sesame Street
Did a
Game of Thrones
Parody
Who will sit on the iron throne?
By
Lindsey Weber
Feb. 23, 2015
House of Cards
Gets the
Sesame Street
Parody It Deserves
Introducing: Frank Underwolf.
By
Dee Lockett
parodies
Feb. 20, 2015
Sesame Street
’s
Birdman
Parody Is Almost Too On the Nose
Do children get this stuff?
By
Lindsey Weber
Feb. 4, 2015
Check Out ‘Kroll Show’s ‘Cheers’ Parody Starring Larry Bird
Here’s a great clip from last night’s Kroll Show, which saw the return of Kroll’s Larry Bird impression in a bizarre and hilarious Cheers […]
By
Megh Wright
Dec. 23, 2014
A Christmas-Themed Parody of Kanye’s
Yeezus
for You and Your Family
The entire album.
By
Nate Jones
Dec. 11, 2014
Sketch Anatomy: Lucia Aniello Goes Behind the Scenes of Above Average’s […]
Welcome to our column Sketch Anatomy, where we ask some of our favorite comedy writers to choose any sketch — one they personally wrote or one […]
By
Megh Wright
parodies
Oct. 30, 2014
Here Is
Gone Girl
Reenacted by Kittens
A.k.a.
Gone Purrl.
By
Anna Silman
Oct. 24, 2014
DirecTV Orders a ‘Downton Abbey’ Parody Starring Peter Serafinowicz and […]
DirecTV has teamed up with CollegeHumor’s production team Big Breakfast for a Downton Abbey parody called The Britishes. Deadline reports that […]
By
Megh Wright
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