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burlesque::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| Type of | caricature, imitation, impersonation |
burlesque::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | show |
burlesque:: | Spocien Dictionary
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burlesque theater.
Examples of burlesque
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So they settle things musically, with quite a bit of burlesque comedy thrown in.
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It was during these shows that Von Teese started building her burlesque routine.
From the metro.co.uk
But you don't usually go to a burlesque show expecting tea and biscuits, do you?
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If added ribaldry here, then would probably need to add American burlesque, etc.
From the en.wikipedia.org
By the 1930s, a stage had been installed for live vaudeville and burlesque acts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A burlesque star creates pandemonium when she decides to get a college education.
From the post-gazette.com
Abbott also connected with her subject by becoming a part of the burlesque world.
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Modern burlesque performers such as Dita Von Teese have also embraced this trend.
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Modern Pinup style is rooted in rockabilly concerts and burlesque performances.
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- A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
- Relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"
- Spoof: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
- Parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- Burlesque is a humorous theatrical entertainment involving parody and sometimes grotesque exaggeration. In 20th century America, the form became associated with a variety show in which striptease is the chief attraction.
- Burlesque is the first full-length album by Bellowhead.
- Burlesque were an English pub rock band formed in London in 1972 and disbanded in 1977. Core members were Billy Jenkins and Ian Trimmer, who after Burlesque had disbanded went on to record and perform as Trimmer and Jenkins.
- Burlesque is an upcoming American contemporary musical film directed and written by Steve Antin starring Cher and Christina Aguilera.
- In literary criticism, the term burlesque is employed in genre criticism to describe any imitative work that derives humor from an incongruous contrast between style and subject. In this usage, forms of satire such as parody are types of burlesque (Abrams, 1999). ...
