Answer: burlesques

AnswerCrossword Clue
BURLESQUESParodies.
BURLESQUESTravesties of a sort
burlesquesA variety show, typically including striptease
burlesquesA parody or comically exaggerated imitation of something, esp. in a literary or dramatic work
burlesquesHumor that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity
burlesquesBURLESQUE