an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.

any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature.

Also, burlesk. a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus.

involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject.

of, pertaining to, or like stage-show burlesque.

to make ridiculous by mocking representation.

to use caricature.

adjective

caricatural , comic , ironical , ludicrous , mock , mocking , parodic , satirical , travestying

noun

burly * , caricature , farce , lampoon , lampoonery , mock , mockery , parody , pastiche , peep show , revue , satire , send-up , spoof , strip , takeoff , travesty , vaudeville , sham , comedian , comedy , exaggerate , mime , mimic , overact , ridicule , slapstick

verb

ape , caricature , mimic , mock , parody , travesty