parodist

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Recent Examples of parodist And without the thrill of the forbidden, Mickey may not hold that much appeal for parodists either. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023 Julia Mattison and Joel Waggoner, the unhinged parodists behind the Instagram account Advent Carolndar, skewer holiday clichés with note-perfect mimicries of Stephen Sondheim and Christian pop (Dec. 21-22). The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023 Frank Zappa was an unruly figure of 1960s rock, a free-speech advocate and devout parodist defined by his opposition to authority. Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023 Other gifted parodists returning from Season 1 in new roles include Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Martin Short and Jaime Camil. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for parodist
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Noun
  • The earliest American comedy news dates back to radio in the 1930s and the rise of political satirists like Will Rogers in the 1950s.
    Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
  • One thing that’s been a challenge to satirists in the last 10 years is that reality has become so absurd, with the dumbest possible things happening every day, that there doesn’t always seem to be another level for satire to go to.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Chloe Fineman is becoming Saturday Night Live's resident master impressionist.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum fills in the gaps, connecting the old world to the new with impressionists and abstract pioneers.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Parodist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parodist. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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