Parody

1.

a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece ofliterature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet'ssoliloquy.

2.

the genre of literary composition represented by suchimitations.

3.

a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.

4.

any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of aperson, event, etc.

5.

the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in amusical setting of the mass (parody Mass).

6.

a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty: His actingis a parody of his past greatness.