Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark Comedy
Mockumentary
A fictional film or show that uses documentary conventions to treat trivial, eccentric subjects with deadpan seriousness.
Short entry for now — we deepen these as they get taught on stage.
Escalation & the turn
Bill Burr
Use it
Take one of your own lines into the LOL Engine and force this move onto it. Then bring the survivor to the Gym and say it out loud — a concept you have never performed is trivia, not technique.
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Satire
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyHumor that exposes human folly, institutional corruption, or social vice by holding flaws up to systematic ridicule and moral judgment.
Horatian Satire
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyGentle, witty ridicule that mocks universal human absurdities with an indulgent smile rather than righteous indignation.
Juvenalian Satire
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyHarsh, abrasive social criticism that attacks societal corruption and moral failure with contempt, irony, and bitter indignation.
Menippean Satire
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyFragmented, idea-driven comedy that mocks rigid mental attitudes, pedantic intellectuals, and dogmatic worldviews rather than specific societal laws.
Parody
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA comedic imitation that mimics a specific creator, genre, or work to highlight its stylistic absurdities and recurring clichés.
Spoof
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA lighthearted, overt send-up of a well-known genre or media property that relies on broad gags and slapstick tropes.
Pastiche
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyAn affectionate stylistic imitation that celebrates its source material's conventions rather than mocking them for cheap comedic effect.
Caricature
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA deliberate distortion that magnifies a subject's most distinct physical traits or behavioral mannerisms to comic absurdity.
Lampoon
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA sharp, highly personal public attack using pointed ridicule to humiliate a prominent individual or powerful institution.
Fake News Format
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA comedic framing device that adopts journalistic tone, graphics, and anchor mannerisms to report entirely fabricated, satirical stories.
Fake Advertisement
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA commercial parody that sells an absurd product to expose corporate greed, consumer gullibility, or toxic marketing tropes.
Fake Authority
Satire, Parody, Roast & Dark ComedyA comedic persona assuming institutional power to deliver utterly terrible advice or absurd rulings with unearned confidence.