Parody

What is parody? What comes to mind?

For me, it's Saturday Night Live. Or it's Weird Al.

What's the difference between parody and satire? Stephen Geller says satire pokes fun at content, whereas parody pokes fun at style. What does that mean exactly?

Let's take the Daily Show as an example. The parody in the show is poking fun at the news broadcast (style). The satire in the show is poking fun at the social and political events (content) such as war or Britney Spears' breakdown.

Parody is innocent fun. It's playful. Satire stings a little. This is why the Daily Show works. It's playful, yet it's biting in its social criticism.