self-parody
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But did he realise that these stunts verged on self-parody?
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
In later years, though, he became a sad self-parody, agreeing to play a Simon Cowell-ish figure on a reality show called “Art Fight” in which he spent all of his energy thinking up comic insults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Maduro also made use of humor and self-parody as a political tactic.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
Is Bill Burr’s comedy meant to be taken at face value or is he doing a high-wire self-parody of the type of edgelord comedy that drew ire after a Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
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