When Will Parody Be Parody Again

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This week, we dive into parody media, discussing the likes of the Wayans brothers, Mel Brooks, and Austin Powers. We differentiate ‘parody’ and ‘satire’, discuss the cult-like fanbases (and haters) of parody films, and how YouTube and meme culture may have oversaturated the genre. • Links: • Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64M... • TikTok Collection: https://www.tiktok.com/@communityvert... • Letterboxd List: https://boxd.it/qS8UE • Reddit Thread: / so_why_did_the_parodysatire_genre_decline_in • Amber Rawlings, “Has meme culture killed the parody film?” (Little White Lies): https://lwlies.com/articles/meme-cult.... • Hiff, “Comedy Horror Movies: The Embodiments of ‘Camp’ Are Here to Stay” (Hiff): https://hiff.org/comedy-horror-movies... • Jade Swann, “Satire, Parody Spoof” (Study.com): https://study.com/learn/lesson/satire... • JM Maher, “Why Were Parody Movies So Popular in the 2000s?” (Movieweb): https://movieweb.com/parody-movies-po... • Karen Pike, “Bitextual Pleasures: Camp, Parody, and the Fantastic Film” (LFQ): https://lfq.salisbury.edu/_issues/49_... • Luke Edley, “Satire vs Parody” (Thanet Writers): https://thanetwriters.com/essay/techn... • Find us: ‪@CommunityVertigo‬ • Instagram: / communityvertigo • TikTok: / communityvertigo • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/315bm4h... • Tumblr: / communityvertigo • Twitter: / commvertigo • Listen audio only: https://linktr.ee/communityvertigo • Timestamps: • Intro 00:00 • Parody, Satire, Spoof 02:03 • Parody Films 03:25 • Why did the genre die? 06:55 • Offensive “Humor” 12:53 • YouTube Parodies and Spoofs 18:09 • Seriousness is a Target for Parody 20:47 • Parody Films and Race 22:31 • TikTok Parodies 24:20 • SNL 27:03 • We Need to Use “Parody” Again 28:04 • Parody and Camp 29:48 • Paving the Road for Absurdist Comedy 31:41 • Parodies We Want to See 34:15 • Outro 34:58

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