But something strange has happened in the past five years. Parody has stopped commenting on entertainment—and started becoming it.
This is the "Awakening" referenced in our title. For decades, entertainment was a broadcast. You watched. You consumed. Now, in the digital playground, the audience has become the writer’s room. Parodies Awaken -2016- - Digital Playground XXX...
For decades, parody existed in the margins. It was the Weird Al Yankovic track you played on a road trip, the Scary Movie sequel you watched hungover, or the SNL cold open that went viral on Monday morning. Parody was commentary. It was a wink. But something strange has happened in the past five years