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INTRODUCTION | Laughter Is Medicine: The Proof Is in the Spoof

By Grace Ko and Tanvi Gorripati October 8, 2025

“Every single hour in Hollywood, a comedy script is rejected.” The phrase begins a solemn advert for “The Naked Gun,” a remake of the classic 1988 comedy film of the same name, and is an apt warning...

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By Jackson Roberts, Copy Chief October 8, 2025

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The Rise and Fall of Weird Al

By Tanvi Gorripati, Senior Guide Editor October 8, 2025

It is hard to think of parody music without one name coming to the forefront of your mind: Weird Al. With his frizzy hair, loud shirts and always-present accordion, Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic made...

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The Quirky Undead Rise in ‘Shaun of the Dead’

By Grace Ko, Senior Guide Editor October 8, 2025

The movie to consolidate all zombie movies, “Shaun of the Dead” is a comedy classic from the early 2000s. The beginning of an unofficial trilogy, dubbed the “Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy”...

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The Original ‘Naked Gun’ Remains a Timeless Classic

By Eliana Kut, Hoya Staff Writer October 8, 2025

It has been 37 years since the 1988 release of “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!”, yet its bawdy, slapstick and tongue-in-cheek humor stands the test of time. The spoof is centered...

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‘Scary Movie’: Not Quite Scary, Not Quite Funny

By Isabelle Cialone, Deputy Guide Editor October 8, 2025

“Scary Movie” is one of those movies that you love in your childhood, then return to 15 years later and realize it’s not the masterpiece you once thought it was. A totally unnecessary self-aware...

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‘Spaceballs’: In Space, No One Can Hear You Develop a Character

By Juan P. Almanza, Hoya Staff Writer October 8, 2025

If there is one parody movie that has cemented itself as a cult classic within the genre, it’s “Spaceballs.” Riffing off “Star Wars” and utilizing every parody comedy trick in the book, “Spaceballs”...

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‘Not Another Teen Movie’ (Another Teen Movie)

By Penelope Snoep, Hoya Staff Writer October 8, 2025

“Not Another Teen Movie,” despite its title, is, well, a teen movie. Most ’90s teen movies put characters into traditional cliques, follow cookie-cutter plot lines and play into common tropes....

‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Is Wholly and Absurdly Hilarious

‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Is Wholly and Absurdly Hilarious

By Isabelle Cialone, Deputy Guide Editor October 8, 2025

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is a blast from start to finish — even before Arthur, King of the Britons (Graham Chapman) embarks on his legendary quest to seek the Holy Grail. As early as...

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‘Airplane!’: It’s a Large Metal Tube With Wings That Flies

By Mauro Mazzariello, Hoya Staff Writer October 8, 2025

Some movies are so jam-packed with memorable lines that they seem to transcend their meager runtimes and enter the cultural canon. The ability to start telling a joke from your favorite movie, only...

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