Parody

Critics' Picks Bratty teens and slutty housewives get their comeuppance

How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them
By Thomas Rogers Aug 11, 2009

  • "Animaltown Doctor"

    Doctor Lion says: "There is no healthcare crisis in America."
    By David Puner March 1, 2007

  • When "Friends" meet the Lord

    All is not as it seems in "Contest Searchlight," Comedy Central's mockumentary series about the making of a bogus sitcom starring Peter Gallagher as Jesus. In chaps. In New York City.
    By Carina Chocano August 28, 2002

  • Starbuckian hypocrisy

    "A little parody is the spice of life, like cinnamon atop your latte"
    By . June 2, 2000

  • And justice for all

    Metallica's pursuit of Napster inspires protests and parodies across the Web.
    By David Cassel May 15, 2000

  • Wazzup, Elian!

    An AP exec gets a lesson in Net-age protesting and backs down on threats against makers of an Elian parody, which contained photos from the Miami raid and voices from a Budweiser ad.
    By David Cassel April 29, 2000

  • Behind "Behind the Music"

    Is there a VH1 special in your future? Take this simple quiz and find out now!
    By Julia Goldberg March 21, 2000

  • "The Real Island"

    It's not what you know, but who you know -- and what they think of your hair -- that determines whether you'll survive!
    By Carina Chocano March 13, 2000

  • "The Bitch Is Back"

    Exclusive: Secret production notes for "Blair Witch Project" sequel revealed.
    By Jeff Stark February 9, 2000

  • Disaster perverted!

    If you're disappointed that Y2K wasn't ushered in with calamity, take heart: Spoof sites revel in the year 1900.
    By David Cassel January 7, 2000

  • The meta quartet

    A sneak preview looks at four new movies about movies.
    By Jay Jennings November 24, 1999

  • Salon's 20 most marketable writers under 40

    Scanning the horizon for the hottest talents of the 21st century, we got a little dizzy and had to sit down.
    By Carina Chocano June 25, 1999

  • The phantom manuscript

    "Ulysses 1" fever is blooming all over as stores prepare for an onslaught of Joyce fans.
    By Wes Tooke May 20, 1999

  • Hand job

    A TV-addicted stoner loses his hand to evil temptation in the lame thriller "Idle Hands."
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams April 30, 1999

  • Office Space

    Mike Judge's 'Office Space' is a funny, well-meaning ode to anti-ambition.
    By Andrew O'Hehir February 19, 1999

  • Fritz the cast

    Pop music is the body cast that gets pushed around, but never loses its shape.
    By Sarah Vowell April 3, 1998
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