I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something.
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By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.
I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.
But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.
I parody myself every chance I get. I try to make fun of myself and let people know that I'm a human being, and these things that have happened to me are real. I'm not just some cartoon who exists and suddenly doesn't exist.
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.
I think a lot of the time you just parody yourself.
I like making fun of myself; I don't want to make fun of other people, so I don't mind doing something out of character that some people might not expect me to do.
I see parody as another form of comedy.
So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
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