burlesques
Exaggerated satirical imitations
Burlesques is the plural of burlesque, a form of entertainment that mocks or parodies through exaggeration and absurdity.
A burlesque of something imitates it in an exaggerated, comedic way: The sketch was a burlesque of courtroom dramas.
In American entertainment history, burlesque came to mean variety shows featuring striptease and bawdy comedy.
As a verb, to burlesque is to parody: The comedian burlesques political speeches.
Mockery exposing vice
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
travesty · send-up · exaggeration · ridicule · farce · pastiche · comedy · absurdist
Theatrical variety entertainment
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- showgirlsFemale stage entertainers
- revueMusical variety entertainment
pasties · tassels · bump and grind · emcee · feather boas · sequins · chorus line · fan dance
Satirizing epic conventions
- Don QuixoteDelusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
- Tom ThumbTiny folk tale hero
- bathosDeflating descent in tone
- PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
spoof · travesty · send-up · exaggeration · ridicule · farce · pastiche · comedy · absurdist · skewers
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- stripteaseSeductive gradual undressing
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- showgirlsFemale stage entertainers
revue · pasties · tassels · bump and grind · emcee · feather boas · sequins · chorus line · fan dance · Moulin Rouge
mock-heroic
Satirizing epic conventions
- Don QuixoteDelusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
- Tom ThumbTiny folk tale hero
- bathosDeflating descent in tone
- mocksmocks, teases, ridicules, taunts, jeers
- Comedy Musicfunny songs, novelty songs, parody songs, comedy song, novelty song
- light verselimerick, doggerel, light verse, comic verse, humorous poetry
- pamphletsleaflets, booklets, tracts, brochures, handbills
burlesquestributes
Expressions honoring someone
homages · honors · celebrations · encomiums · panegyrics
burlesquestragedies
Dramas with fatal endings
dramas · high art · dramatic works · operas · gravitas
burlesqueshigh art
Culturally elevated creative works
ballet · opera · legitimate theater · fine art · chamber music
- 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