burlesque
noun
[ bəːˈlɛsk ]
• an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.
• "a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life"
Similar:
parody,
caricature,
travesty,
pastiche,
take-off,
skit,
imitation,
satire,
lampoon,
send-up,
spoof,
pasquinade,
pasticcio,
piss-take,
• a variety show, typically including striptease.
• "burlesque clubs"
burlesque
verb
• parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way.
• "a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla ‘mockery’, of unknown origin.
