From Pop Culture to Politics: The Top 20 Parodies Ever Made

Maya Patel May 27, 2023 Humor

The Birth of a Meme

Parodying has been a cultural phenomenon that’s been around for ages. It is born out of creativity, humor, and sometimes sarcasm. Today’s parody involves more memes than ever, and it’s becoming an essential part of pop culture, especially on social media platforms.

The Booming Movie Parodies

There’s no doubt that parodies make light-hearted, comedic sensibilities resonate with audiences. Hence, parodies have been picking hilarious sequences out from blockbusters and recreating scenes in different contexts. If you’ve never heard of a youtube channel called “Honest Trailers,” check it out and prepare yourself for a good laugh.

Music Video Parodies

Forget karaoke and music covers – music video parodies are the new thing. It’s a widespread form of parody in the music world, garnering tons of likes, comments, and shares on social media. They push boundaries, stretch imaginations, and explore pop culture. Remember Weird Al Yankovic? If you don’t, go look up his music video for “Smells Like Nirvana,” and it’ll have you giggling hard.

Political Sketches as Pop Culture Tell-tales

Comedy has often been wrapped around politics, from Saturday Night Live skits to Late Night sketch shows. It speaks volume of the influence politics has in the context of popular culture.

The Top 20 Parodies We’ve Ever Seen

Now that we’ve talked about what parody is essentially, let’s take a curtain call and check out the best parodies ever made to add some cheer to our day. With no particular list order, we’ve rounded 20 entirely hilarious parodies. Here they are:

“Drunk Rick Method Acting” by Deceased Crab
“How to Fake Flexibility” by LeendaDProductions
“Wolf of Buzzfeed” by PistolShrimps
“Gollum has ADD” by College Humor
“21 Chump Street” by This American Life
“Jurassic Park Recut As A Romantic Comedy” by Samuel and Giancola
“Play Me Like Homework” by Junkee Media
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders” by Dan Newman
“How To Look Like Kim K” by It’sJessCorona
“Wonder Woman as the Villain” by Dpi Productions
“Baby Got Class” by Look Whos Blogging
“Game of Thrones feat. Lindsey Stirling and The Piano Guys” by Notebook Entertainment
“True Movie Trivia” by OnTheMark_tv
“Magic Box – Raghav Crockroaxz” by Das Entertainment
“Kid Pranks Winter Park Drycleaner” by ItsJahana
“Sarah Haskins: Target Women Wedding Season” by Current TV
“Marvel VS DC Epic Trailer” by Mightyraccoon
“How To Dance To Dubstep” by Fresh Gailis Entertainment
“SNL Digital Short: Laser Cats” by NBC
“Higgs Boson: The Life and Deathhipof a Particle” by PBS Idea Channel