burlesque

noun

• 1an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody:the funniest burlesque of opera [as modifier]:burlesque Shakespearean stanzas
• humor that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity:the argument descends into burlesque

• 2a variety show, typically including striptease: [as modifier]:burlesque clubs

verb (burlesques, burlesquing, burlesqued)

• cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form:she struck a ridiculous pose that burlesqued her own vanity