One parody is worth a thousand polemics.
Is not parody the eternal lot of man?
Parodies and caricatures are the most penetrating of criticisms.
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
The thing about Donald [Trump] is the jokes write themselves. I don't even think of it to be trolling. What he says is the joke.
It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves - but in a way that is inclusive of everyone.
Horror comedy - very rare in Bollywood.
I auditioned for 'Westworld' thinking it was gonna be a knock-off spoof. Thank God I didn't know Anthony Hopkins was starring in it.
My greatest thrill was the day Mad magazine spoofed 'Ghost.'
For Prince William, I focused more on doing a bad impression of a romantic lead than on Prince William himself.
I just think [Gangster Party Line] is funny and stupid and all the dudes in it are real dudes. It's just a funny construction.
I love mixing horror with comedy.
The most serious parody I have ever heard was this: In the beginning was nonsense, and the nonsense was with God, and the nonsense was God.
In every spoof I make real love to the things I am spoofing.
I can't stand tribute bands. It's nice, bless 'em, but it's not right. They can't capture the right spirit. You never see a tribute comedian, a tribute Les Dawson.
I love 'Airplane,' and I love 'Naked Gun' and all those films, where you're parodying.
I knew what kind of genre 'Casa de mi Padre' was going for. But my character, specifically, I think is very real.
I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist.
He rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, “I vant to drink your blood” in a heavy, fake Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed, and a zombie ate her brains on-screen."!
Every spoof gives more power to the original.
I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
I think mockumentaries are such well-trodden grounds for comedies. It has been done a lot, but it is because of that informal nature, it's such a fertile ground to be funny.
We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight.
Even hostile parodies admit from the start that the target has a distinct voice.
