Possible Clues:

• Potentially save time in attempt, resulting in farce
• Carrier carrying item of underwear -- it's a farce!
• Essay about a very English saint that's nothing like the real thing
• Ridiculous version of the genuine article
• An undergarment dropped in taste for farce
• Centrepiece in midnight rave's typically taking off
• Attempt to involve an undergarment -- that's distortion
• Aim to get hold of a garment for pantomime
• Burlesque, parody
• Go without a garment in parody