Possible Clues:

• "Saturday Night Live" skit, often
• "This Is Spinal Tap," e.g
• 'Scary Movie,' for one
• "Spaceballs," e.g
• A parody of burlesque?
• Comedy subgenre
• Playful parody
• “Young Frankenstein,” e.g
• Thus female crosses river in satirical piece
• Special round of good-humoured deception