Answer: burlesque

AnswerCrossword Clue
BURLESQUEMock
burlesque(French) to make a ludicrous imitation of
burlesqueparody
burlesqueinvolving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject.
burlesqueto mock by burlesque
burlesquebawdy stage show
BURLESQUETom Stoppard's "Travesties," e.g.
BURLESQUELike Ives?
BURLESQUEKind of vaudeville
BURLESQUEShow-biz category
BURLESQUESendup
BURLESQUEForm of entertainment.
BURLESQUEComedy.
BURLESQUEFormer Broadway specialty.
BURLESQUEWhat made Minsky famous.
BURLESQUESatirical theater
BURLESQUEMake fun of
BURLESQUESlapstick, strippers, skits, etc.
BURLESQUEGypsy Rose Lee's milieu