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  1. vulture lists
    The 25 Best Action-Movie Parodies EverFor as long as we’ve had films packed with fights and stunts, we’ve also made fun of them.
    By Jordan Hoffman
  2. no grownups allowed
    KidHole Is Over, But Also, Long Live KidHoleWe need more content mills for kids!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  3. the saga begins
    White and Nerdy Daniel Radcliffe Will Play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in Biopic“I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. cut for time
    Each Queen’s Gambit Parody Is Worse Than the Last in This Cut-for-Time SNL Skit“The world ended and we kept doing our skits.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. snl
    This SNL Rap Features Chris Redd and 3 Other GuysThe other guys happen to be Kid Cudi, Pete Davidson, and Timothée Chalamet.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. snl
    Carey Mulligan Gathers Rocks in a Lesbian Period Drama on SNL “This is why I pick rocks alone.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. modest bulge
    John Mulaney’s Latest SNL New York Musical Is a Skit and That’s OkayCast Bowen Yang as Batman, you cowards.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. underrated
    What Joe Schmo 2 Taught John Levenstein About Crafting Surprising ComedyThe Kroll Show and Arrested Development writer-producer breaks down this reality-TV gem.
    By Bethy Squires
  9. vulture lists
    The 8 Best True-Crime ParodiesAmerican Vandal isn’t the only one!
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  10. The ‘unSOLVABLE’ Talents of Betsy Kenney and Dara KatzWe’ve called them “Genre Queens,” and we stand by it. Between Bounty Hunters , The Place We Live (TPWL), and now unSOLVABLE, co-creators […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  11. dancing dirty
    11 Ways the Dirty Dancing Lift Has Been Used in TV Shows and MoviesIn the 30 years since Dirty Dancing’s release, a lot of people have used the film’s signature move.
    By Jesse David Fox
  12. ‘PatriotHole’: How the Fake News Makes Fun of Fake NewsDoug Baxter is close to figuring out what the Clinton Foundation is really up to. He’s still connecting the dots, but so far it seems that the […]
    By John Schneider
  13. videology
    Jay-Z’s New Video Stars Issa Rae, Jerrod Carmichael in a Black Friends ParodyIssa Rae, Jerrod Carmichael, Lil Rel, Tessa Thompson, Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield, and Hannibal Buress are all there.
    By Dee Lockett
  14. A Horrifying Parody Series That May Be TrueToday, Splitsider has the dubious honor of premiering the third and most recent episode of Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical, written and […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  15. chat room
    How Weird Al Removed the Misogyny of ‘Blurred Lines’ by Adding Grammar LessonsWeird Al Yankovic explains how he took Pharrell and Robin Thicke’s rape-y hit and made a nerdy blast.
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. good one podcast
    Weird Al on Turning Pharrell & Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ Into ‘Word Crimes’Weird Al discusses the intricacies of his process on Vulture’s Good One: A Podcast About Jokes.
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. bite bite bite fight fight fight
    Itchy & Scratchy Get a Making a Murderer ParodyMousetrapping a Murderer
    By Halle Kiefer
  18. inside amy schumer but out of the box
    Inside Amy Schumer Parodies The KnickIt really nails the hissy fits.
    By Karen Brill
  19. Three Good Videos You Absolutely Haven’t Seen Isn’t the Internet a funny place? Sorry, let me be more clear. What I mean to ask is, isn’t it funny that, on the Internet, there lurks a […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  20. My Favorite Genre Parody Sketch (Right Now)A few weeks ago, I covered iO sketch group Redford in all of their glory. This week, I’m back to celebrate Redford, even though I really don’t […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  21. Remembering Garry Shandling’s Early Version of Larry SandersI would much prefer that the article I’m writing today was about an old episode of Letterman or Conan, but today we look back at one of the […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  22. This Week in Web Videos: ‘Making a Murderer’ Parodies It’s been a week and a half since the holiday Netflix binge concluded, and I’m very surprised there aren’t more quality Making a Murderer […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  23. really makes you think
    Kimmel Makes Force Awakens: Men’s-Rights VersionMay the mad trim be with you.
    By Halle Kiefer
  24. last night on late night
    Kristen Wiig Shows That Indie-Drama Success Is All Crying in SweatersAllergies?
    By E. Alex Jung
  25. Go Inside a Typical Day at the Office with the ‘ClickHole’ WritersIt’s been a year since The Onion launched its new Buzzfeed parody website ClickHole, and to mark its one-year anniversary, Slate visited the […]
    By Megh Wright
  26. sketch
    Schumer Parodies FNL, Sends Up Rape CultureIt’s an instant classic.
    By Jesse David Fox
  27. From Screen to Stage: The Rise of the Parody MusicalAt a small midtown studio, the producers and cast of UNAUTHORIZED! met to rehearse That 80’s Time Travel Movie, a musical based on the 1985 […]
    By Alex Estrada
  28. Finding Joy in the Saddest Depths of Capitalism with Kasper HauserThe San Francisco comedy group Kasper Hauser has a knack for the absurd. For instance, their name is derived from that of a mysterious 19th […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  29. happy birthday to you
    Watch Kevin Spacey ‘Prank Call’ Hillary Clinton in Honor of Bill’s 68th BirthdayHillary says Bill’s birthday gift is “a very personal decision.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  30. ‘Nathan for You’s Dumb Starbucks Episode Is Finally Here, and He’s Selling […]Nathan for You’s Dumb Starbucks episode aired last night, but before opening up the store Fielder had to prove – for legal reasons – that he […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. Check Out Weird Al’s Incredible Attention to Detail in This Comparison […]As if you needed any further proof that Weird Al is the best, here’s a new video that compares eight of his parody videos side-by-side with the […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Weird Al on the Interconnectedness of Parody and Nostalgia“Parody is, almost by nature, disposable. And yet, people like it so much. Especially if you hear it at a certain point in your life, and then […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. David Wain and His Parodies of ExuberanceThere are many ways to go about parodying a form, however from Mel Brooks’ smug send-ups to Nathan Fielder’s biting critique of the types of […]
    By Brad Becker Parton
  34. Nathan Fielder Reveals Himself as the Mastermind Behind Dumb StarbucksOver the weekend, the internet was abuzz with news of a new Los Angeles coffee shop called “Dumb Starbucks,” a near-fully functioning Starbucks […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. parody
    Watch Sesame Street’s Flawless Hunger Games ParodyStarring Cookieness Evereat.
    By Jesse David Fox
  36. candy
    Watch 20 Women Re-create When Harry Met Sally’s Katz’s Deli SceneThey had what she was having.
    By Jesse David Fox
  37. how to
    How to Make a Perfect Wes Anderson ParodyFrom SNL’s director of photography.
    By Jesse David Fox
  38. We Imagined a Modern-Day Sex and the City“I decided to use my AppleCare: three sex-savvy Big Apple ladies who’d always care about helping me install more memories.”
    By Daniel D'Addario
  39. Jimmy Fallon Turns to a Life of Joke Crime in ‘Joking Bad’ Last night, Jimmy Fallon continued his march to the Tonight Show with this incredible Breaking Bad parody, as Jimmy realizes he only has six […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  40. parody
    Watch Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s Game of Thrones ParodyWith cameos from Jay Leno and Seth Meyers. 
    By Jesse David Fox
  41. clickables
    Watch Lena Dunham’s (Fake) Zero Dark Thirty AuditionRelax, it’s a joke.
    By Vulture Editors
  42. Citizens Untied: Parody in the Age of Corporate MediaFor 20 years now I’ve been locked in a test of wills with corporate publishing, trying to produce books that are just as funny as TV and […]
    By Michael Gerber
  43. drag queens
    Drag Queen’s Azealia Banks Parody Also Doubles As Savvy 2012 Rap-UpPeppermint throws shade at the Mayans.
    By Eliot Glazer
  44. contest
    The Winner of the Beatles Holiday Parody Contest Is …And winner of a Beatles’ vinyl remasters boxed set.
    By Vulture Editors
  45. Watch a Taylor Swift–Breaking Bad ParodyThe mash-up of all mash-ups.
    By Eliot Glazer
  46. See a Commercial for Adulthood, If Adulthood Were a Toy You Could Buy“Vehicles sold separately.” Or leased, depending on your “situation.”
    By Eliot Glazer
  47. katy perry
    Watch ‘California Grrrs,’ a Dogs-Only Katy Perry ParodyLap it up.
    By Eliot Glazer
  48. garfield
    Watch the Garfield Def Comedy Jam“Lemme tell you ‘bout this cat named Heathcliff. Just kidding, y’all!”
    By Eliot Glazer
  49. Sacha Baron Cohen Is Writing World’s First Spy Spoof EverSacha Baron Cohen is working with Cedar Rapids scribe Phil Johnston on a parodical take on James Bond films. In their version the serious spy […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  50. bryan singer
    Watch Director Bryan Singer React to YouTube Parodies of His MoviesHow does it taste, Singer?
    By Eliot Glazer
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