Burlesque
Stripteasing theatrical parody
Burlesque is a form of entertainment that exaggerates and mocks through parody and caricature.
In its theatrical sense, it refers to variety shows featuring comedic skits, striptease, and bawdy humor that flourished in American entertainment from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
More broadly, to burlesque something is to ridicule it through imitation: The sketch burlesqued political debates.
The adjective describes anything absurdly exaggerated or comically imitative.
Seductive gradual undressing
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- showgirlTheatrical revue dancer
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
sequins · pasties · tassel · corset · fan dance · emcee · variety show · bump and grind
Mockery exposing vice
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
travesty · exaggeration · farce · send-up · ridicule · comedy · absurdist · imitation
striptease
Seductive gradual undressing
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- showgirlTheatrical revue dancer
feathers · sequins · pasties · tassel · corset · fan dance · emcee · variety show · bump and grind · chorus girl
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
lampoon · travesty · exaggeration · farce · send-up · ridicule · comedy · absurdist · imitation · irreverence
Don Quixote
Delusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
- mock-epicSatirical heroic style
- bathosDeflating descent in tone
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
Pope · deflation · absurdity · incongruity · lowbrow · wit · irony · anticlimactic · ridicule
- Stage MoviesA Chorus Line, All That Jazz, Cabaret, Chicago, West Side Story
- French SatireVoltaire, Candide, Tartuffe, Charlie Hebdo, Gargantua
Burlesquegrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
classical tragedy · tragedy · high drama · high art · Shakespeare
- burlesque showComic theatrical striptease entertainment
- burlesque dancerTheatrical striptease performer
- burlesque houseVenue for bawdy entertainment
- burlesque clubVenue for comedic striptease
- burlesque performerTheatrical striptease entertainer
- burlesque troupeGroup performing satirical striptease shows