Showing results for "Parody" in Literature & Fiction

At home, work, and out in our ever-changing world, we're all just doing our best. In this modern parody, Frog and Toad are here to commiserate and lend some laughter. Full of wry humor and deep compassion for our modern vulnerabilities, the stories in Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best perfectly...

Questo audiolibro è dedicato ai libri umoristici e alle parodie di Valerio Di Stefano.

In his groundbreaking work Outline of History, Mr. H. G. Wells unfortunately had to leave out many key events in the rich tapestry of American history. In this engaging and humorous volume, I aim to fill those gaps with a unique perspective. Imagining an American history penned by our most iconic literary figures, this narrative brings to life the stories and moments that define our nation, all with a delightful twist. Join me on this whimsical journey through the past! - Summary by Donald Ogden Stewart

This funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up hands listeners the most useful tools for keeping crap clean and organized without all the pressure.

Warning: This isn't the real thing...it's funnier! "Gerber's affectionate, giggle-inducing send-up is one giant step toward restoring the somewhat debased art form known as 'parody,'" says Sean Kelly, former editor of National Lampoon. If you love Harry Potter - or if you have had enough of him! - you've gotta hear this.

When the Eurasian Blue Tit and former Belgian inspector Odysseus Vizard is called on by a deer and old friend, Captain Russell, to solve a murder at a manor house, it takes all his genius to sort out the litter of suspects. A French villa during the season form a fatal encounter where deer keep being found dead on a golf course and a decades long secret holds the key to keep a lovestruck buck from the guillotine. Back in the English countryside, Vizard’s attempt at retirement fails when a blackmailer decides the local beavers need eliminating.

If there's even a smidgen of Scrooge in your psyche, just say, "Bah-Humbug!" and laugh at this satire of the treacly best seller, The Christmas Box. Among the variations on the theme are: The Christmas Vox, in which a young man finds himself having phone sex with Ms. Santa Claus; The Christmas Jury Box, a touching memoir by a sequestered O.J. juror who misses her fruitcake; and The Christmas Box Lunch, the touching tale of a caterer's X-mas. You'll be pleased to learn that the true meaning of Christmas is receiving.

Well, now you've gone and done it America. You've elected Donald K. Trump President and the U.S. will never again be the same! The problem for all of us is that he's got plans, lots of them--the list reads like a bad acid trip: Nominating Bernie Madoff for Secretary of the Treasury...

A Parody Outline of History is hilarious but scathing anti-war satire of The Outline of History (1920) by H. G. Wells, written by Donald Ogden Stewart, in the styles of popular authors of the day, and first published in 1921 only a year after World War I ended. This ear-popping audio dramatization was produced and voiced by Joe Bevilacqua (aka Joe Bev) - enhanced with music and sound effects - in the style of the popular performers of 1920s and 30s, including The Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper, and John Wayne.

🎧 Hachi Powaa - série audio complète (10h) - Intégrale disponible ⛩️ Parodie d’Harry Potter détourné dans un univers de culture japonaise! 🎤 Créée en 2009 par Magickirua – 70 comédiens amateurs – bruitages, musiques, ambiance 📚 Saison 1 : réinvention des moments cultes des 7 livres 🏆 Saison 2 : parodie libre du Quidditch et des Animaux Fantastiques 📖 Synopsis : Hachi, orphelin un peu paumé, est embarqué par Harid à Jobard, l’école des Otaku où l’on étudie les mangas, les animés, le cosplay ou encore le karaoké. Avec ses amis Won et Helmitone, il ...

Hilarious Hollywood spoofs were a beloved feature on many classic Jack Benny radio shows. Regular cast members and guest stars alike were recruited to send up cinema classics like Casablanca, High Noon, and Sunset Boulevard. Celebrities could count on large laughs - and, looking good next to Jack’s lovably vainglorious and miserly self - while poking fun at their most famous films. A treasure trove for both Benny-philes and film fans, this set includes 12 digitally restored and remastered episodes, performances by the likes of Bob Hope and Edward G. Robinson.

THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT 'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig' MIRANDA HART 'We all need more laughs like this' AISLING BEA Detective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of...

OSS 117 a du fil à retordre ! La nouvelle mission confiée à Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath ne s'annonce pas de tout repos. Il doit partir à la recherche de sa "tante", Mary MacBean, disparue à Karachi avec des microphotographies qu'elle essayait de négocier. OSS Par une chaleur écrasante, de ville en ville, l'agent se lance à sa poursuite. On ne lui facilite pas la tâche. Un serpent se glisse dans son lit, un camion tente de l'écraser, des policiers découvrent tout un arsenal dans sa valise. Pour OSS 117, ça se tend au Pakistan...

Ça se corse pour oss 117 ! Informé que les Russes installent en divers points du globe des bases ultrasecrètes dans des grottes sous-marines, le chef du service action de la CIA envoie son agent OSS 117 sur l'île de Beauté, où vient de disparaître un homme-grenouille surentraîné. Mais tout se corse. Pour avoir oublié, dans le feu de l'action, que son Beretta ne contenait que huit balles au lieu des dix de son J. C. Higgins resté dans l'autre poche, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath a failli perdre la vie... mais aussi Brigitta, pour qui il éprouve une immense tendresse.

"Bist du's, Jürgen?" "Nein, ich bin George Clooney im achten Monat." In seinen neuesten Glossen und Geschichten verhandelt Jürgen von der Lippe - Entertainer, Moderator, Schauspieler, Autor (wir könnten das hier ewig weiterführen) alle wichtigen Themen unserer Zeit: Glück im Spiel, Tod und Trauer, Helene Fischer, Oben ohne, neue Flirttechniken, Märchen heute, Schimpfkunde, gesellschaftliche Strömungen, Paare im Bett, Musik usw.. Live liest der Timing-Titan eine Auswahl seiner Storys - gemeinsam mit dem rasant-charmanten Robert Louis Griesbach und der wunderbar rotzigen Gabi Decker.

Wer viele große Persönlichkeiten Wiens zu spät oder überhaupt erst nach ihrem Tode entdeckt werden, hat sich uns auch das dunkle Schicksal der Fifi Mutzenbacher, Urenkelin der berühmten Hernalser Lebedame gleichen Namens, erst offenbart, als das Mädel bereits in mannbaren Jahren war.

"A Visit From St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore: A father shares with his family what he learned from Santa's visit the night before. "An Urban Night Before Christmas" by Unknown: In a parody of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore, Santa Claus makes a visit to a housing project in "da hood".