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self-parody

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noun

  1. the act or an instance of mimicking oneself in a humorous or satirical way

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Maduro also made use of humor and self-parody as a political tactic.

From Slate

This syndrome, I hardly need to add, is far more general, and is in danger of reducing what remains of our civilization to self-parody and self-destruction.

From Salon

In what is almost an act of self-parody of the folksy grandfather, President Biden has even gone so far as to invite some of the everyday people who donate money to his campaign to an ice cream social with him and First Lady Jill Biden.

From Salon

Though the genre quickly devolved into often-unintentional self-parody, over the past 15 years, emo has been undergoing both a re-examination and a resurgence.

From New York Times

In the absence of any other connective tissue, the “True Detective” series continues to move forward on bad vibes and attitude, a darker-than-dark noir ambience propped up by gruesome crimes, hard-living sleuths and philosophical discourse that dances on the edge of self-parody.

From New York Times