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Look up travesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A travesty is an absurd or grotesque misrepresentation, a parody, or grossly inferior imitation.
Travesty
Travesty is a comical or satirical literary genre, commonly a poetry, in which the plot of a well-known myth or a serious literary work is retold in a
Travesty_(literature)
1974 play by Tom Stoppard
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard. It centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an old man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World
Travesties
British film director, artist and photographer (born 1967)
works became the main focus of her work. Beginning with the video works Travesty of a Mockery and Pent-Up in 1996. One of Taylor-Johnson's first United
Sam_Taylor-Johnson
2000 German film
2001: A Space Travesty is a 2000 satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Allan A. Goldstein and starring Leslie Nielsen, Ophélie Winter, Peter
2001:_A_Space_Travesty
University of Texas at Austin student newspaper
74000 The Texas Travesty is a student-produced satirical newspaper created and produced at the University of Texas at Austin. The Travesty began in 1997
Texas_Travesty
Unfair outcome in trial
A miscarriage of justice occurs when an unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding. Examples of miscarriage of justice include conviction
Miscarriage_of_justice
Gender identity term used in some Latin American countries
transmasculine individuals, using neolingual ending. Some also use the term travesty, ending with the letter y, to mean the same as travesti, but sounding more
Travesti_(gender_identity)
2019 book by Don Brown
Travesty of Justice: The Shocking Prosecution of Lt. Clint Lorance is a 2019 book of creative nonfiction written by Don Brown, about the United States
Travesty_of_Justice
British actor (born 1967)
His performance as Henry Carr in a revival of the Tom Stoppard play Travesties earned nominations for both the Olivier Award and Tony Award. Hollander
Tom_Hollander
2021 child murder in Florida, U.S.
Retrieved June 15, 2025. "Family Of Slain Tristyn Bailey, 13, Says It's A 'Travesty To Not See What She Would Have Done,' Ahead Of Killer's Sentencing". Oxygen
Murder_of_Tristyn_Bailey
Execution survivor (1929–1947)
Execution of Willie Francis (2008), described the trial of Francis as "a travesty of justice," albeit he conceded that Francis himself consistently maintained
Willie_Francis
Software that generates nonsensical text
style of a technical paper or a particular writer. They are also called travesty generators and random text generators. Their purpose is often satirical
Parody_generator
American author and attorney
firefight in Afghanistan in 2011, and his authorship of the 2019 book Travesty of Justice: The Shocking Prosecution of Lt. Clint Lorance. On November
Don_Brown_(author,_born_1960)
French poem by Paul Scarron (1648)
1659. The title gave rise to the English term for the literary genre of travesty. Morillot, Paul (1888). Scarron: étude biographique et littéraire. Paris:
Virgile_travesti
American film director and screenwriter (born 1949)
Wish V: The Face of Death and the Leslie Nielsen comedy 2001: A Space Travesty. A Warehouse for Bodies (1979) 7th Annual Young Comedians Show (1982) (TV)
Allan_A._Goldstein
Finnish heavy metal band
double-kick drumming, they leaned toward industrial metal. Their last CD, Travesty of Heavenly Essence, returned to their previous style with a slight industrial
Thyrane
Theatrical genre
Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in the
Victorian_burlesque
British boxer (born 1988)
the 98–92 decision by the referee Terry O'Connor was criticised as a "travesty". The decision led the British Boxing Board of Control to mandate three
Tyson_Fury
American actor and director
For Da Love of Money (2002), and starring in such films as 2001: A Space Travesty (2000), Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997), and B*A*P*S (1997). Pierre
Pierre_Edwards
English comedian (born 1985)
Retrieved 15 April 2023. Logan, Brian (13 September 2016). "We the Jury and Travesty: do Acaster and Williams's new scripts stand up?". The Guardian. Archived
James_Acaster
Slave of Thomas Jefferson (c. 1773–1835)
scientific evidence, and published The Jefferson-Hemings Myth: An American Travesty, an essay collection of considerable convolution and belligerence. Stockman
Sally_Hemings
Collection of poems and songs by Carl Michael Bellman
previous year, the book contains songs from a longer period. There are bible travesties ("Gubben Noak", "Gubben Loth och hans gamla Fru", "Joachim uti Babylon")
Fredmans_sånger
Queen of England from 1533 to 1536
Cromwell, carried them out. The result was by modern standards a legal travesty; however, the rules of the time were not bent in order to assure a conviction;
Anne_Boleyn
Rhetorical misuse of a term
meaning include using "militate" for "mitigate", "chronic" for "severe", "travesty" for "tragedy", "anachronism" for "anomaly", "alibi" for "excuse", etc
Catachresis
1650s painting by Rembrandt
The Polish Rider is a seventeenth-century painting by Rembrandt, usually dated to the 1650s, of a young man traveling on horseback through a murky landscape
The_Polish_Rider
Ukrainian writer (1769–1838)
pioneer of modern Ukrainian literature. His main work is the poem Eneida, a travesty of Virgil's Aeneid. Kotliarevsky was born on 9 September [O.S. 29 August]
Ivan_Kotliarevsky
American reality television series (2024–present)
awful, but I want more. I don’t know whether MomTok will survive this travesty. But Secret Lives certainly will." Sarah Stiefvater of PureWow called the
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
The_Secret_Lives_of_Mormon_Wives
American actor (born 1962)
driving and fined £100 (US$175). The victims' family called the verdict "a travesty of justice". The victims' brother/son, Martin Doherty, later forgave Broderick
Matthew_Broderick
Nonsense text generator
(November 1984). "A Travesty Generator for Micros". BYTE. p. 129. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Lesser, Murray (July 1985). "Travesty Revisited". BYTE. p
Dissociated_press
Imitative work created humorously from original work
giants, and so on. Parody exists in the following related genres: satire, travesty, pastiche, skit, burlesque. Satires and parodies are both derivative works
Parody
British actor (born 1989)
Branagh's 2016 production at the Garrick Theatre; as Tristan Tzara in Travesties (2016–2017) at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre; as Lord
Freddie_Fox_(actor)
British actor (1946–2026)
Curry's return to the stage with Stoppard's Travesties, which ran in London and New York from 1975 to 1976. Travesties was a Broadway hit. It won two Tony Awards
Tim_Curry
2010 studio album by Haste the Day
Records. A song from the album, entitled "Travesty" was released on the band's MySpace on May 4. Lyrics for "Travesty" were released on May 21, 2010 on the
Attack_of_the_Wolf_King
Literary, dramatic or musical work or genre
joke, ridicule or mockery. Burlesque overlaps with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical form, with extravaganza, as presented during the
Burlesque
Latin epic poem by Virgil
presenting an interesting end for Aeneas himself. A number of parodies and travesties of the Aeneid have been made. One of the earliest was written in Italian
Aeneid
American politician and lawyer (born 1962)
aide Stephen Miller; U.S. senator Ted Cruz (who called the impeachment a "travesty" and praised Paxton as "a steadfast conservative AG"); and Matt Rinaldi
Ken_Paxton
2018 film directed by Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifman
Tranny Fag (Portuguese: Bixa Travesty) is a 2018 Brazilian documentary film directed by Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman about Linn da Quebrada, a travesti
Tranny_Fag
German television personality
mir! [de] Malgorzata Kawalerowicz Douglas Wolfsperger 2000 2001: A Space Travesty Yetta Pussel Allan A. Goldstein 2001 Driven Nina Renny Harlin 2002 666
Verona_Pooth
French composer and music educator (1811-1896)
a libretto by Carré and Barbier. Although the adaptation was seen as a travesty of the play, with a ballet-divertissement (obligatory at the Opéra) and
Ambroise_Thomas
1996 American action thriller film by Michael Bay
protest, in which he criticized the arbitration procedure as a "sham" and a "travesty". He said Hensleigh had worked closely with him and should have received
The_Rock_(film)
Traditional Swedish song
sång n:o 35") is a traditional Swedish song, a drinking song and bible travesty written in 1766 or earlier by Carl Michael Bellman. The song is possibly
Gubben_Noak
2004 film by Wolfgang Petersen
2016. Retrieved July 28, 2023. "Troy, starring Brad Pitt, is a historical travesty". the Guardian. August 28, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2022. Mclaughlin,
Troy_(film)
1783 painting by Benjamin West
signatory David Hartley. Historian Stanley Weintraub called the stamp "a travesty of history and a mischievous misuse of West's canvas." Hout, Nico van (2012)
Treaty_of_Paris_(painting)
Busch Gardens amusement parks 2000 Santa Who? Santa Claus 2001: A Space Travesty Marshal Richard 'Dick' Dix 2001 Camouflage Jack Potter Kevin of the North
Leslie_Nielsen_filmography
Political party in the United Kingdom
admired Ann Widdecombe and May's failure to put her in the Lords was a travesty. I'll be voting Widders with enthusiasm" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 May 2019
Reform_UK
1961 illustrated book by Edward Gorey
New York Times Book Review referred to it as "Gorey's naughty, hilarious travesty of lust." Gorey stated that the work was intended as a satire of the erotic
The_Curious_Sofa
English actor (1930–2011)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Stoppard's Travesties. He was nominated for further Tony Awards for his roles in Sherlock Holmes
John_Wood_(English_actor)
American football coach (born 1975)
that the NCAA sanctions against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA's refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cowardice on the part
Lane_Kiffin
2000 film by Julien Temple
John (7 September 2001). "Is Pandaemonium entertainment or historical travesty?". The Guardian. Harvey, Dennis (September 18, 2000). "Pandaemonium". Variety
Pandaemonium_(film)
British political theorist (1943–2013)
"The Controversy About Marx and Justice". His "Seven Types of Obloquy: Travesties of Marxism", appeared in the Socialist Register in 1990. Geras was born
Norman_Geras
French singer
Jérôme Cornuau 1998 Folle d'elle Lisa Jérôme Cornuau (2) 2000 2001: A Space Travesty Cassandra Menage Allan A. Goldstein La cape et l'épée Cardinal Claudia's
Ophélie_Winter
British media executive
O'Ferrall is also co-founder and non-executive director of production company Travesty Media alongside comedian and writer Alan Carr. In 2017 O’Ferrall was listed
Philip_Bourchier_O'Ferrall
American film by Gil Kenan
New York: "This new Poltergeist isn't anything special... But it's not a travesty, and that feels like cause for brief celebration". Other critics took a
Poltergeist_(2015_film)
American stage, film / TV actor (born 1987)
in the West End, London. In 2018, Numrich appeared in Tom Stoppard's Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company. In 2022, he appeared
Seth_Numrich
1971 novel by American writer John Hawkes
novel belongs to a triad, along with Death, Sleep, & the Traveler and Travesty. The story takes place in a fictionalized version of Illyria. Webster Schott
The_Blood_Oranges_(novel)
1798 poem by Ivan Kotliarevsky
(1784), which in turn hails back to Paul Scarron's 1648 poem Le Virgile travesty en vers burlesques. Critics believe that it was written in the light of
Eneida
Belarusian mock-heroic poem
Belarusian literature. Written between 1812 and the early 1830s, it is a travesty (burlesque) parodying the epic poem Aeneid by the ancient Roman poet Virgil
Eneida_navyvarat
Wife of Wyatt Earp (1850–1888)
2006-05-07. Roberts, Gary. "Allie's Story: Mrs. Virgil Earp and The "Tombstone Travesty"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. "Standard Certificate" (PDF)
Mattie_Blaylock
American Composer (1959-)
Music". Farrell, Henry (March 21, 2018). "Comment by Frank Wilhoit on The Travesty of Liberalism". Crooked Timber. Grabar, Henry (June 3, 2022). "The Pithiest
Frank_Wilhoit_(composer)
transformed into Travesty, a monster with four arms, green skin, fangs, and tentacled hair. In the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, Travesty is a member
List of Marvel Comics characters: T
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_T
President of the United States from 1929 to 1933
and the world... War alongside Stalin to impose freedom is more than a travesty. It is a tragedy." Much to his frustration, Hoover was not called upon
Herbert_Hoover
Scottish pop singer
disco-inspired album called Homage in 2015. Singles were "Back to Me" followed by "Travesty". The emphasis in recording the album was on achieving the musical authenticity
Jimmy_Somerville
Indian actor
December 2025. "Mirza Juuliet movie review: This is not a film, it is a travesty". The Indian Express. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025. "Sidharth
Darshan_Kumar
President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008
Pakistan Urdu: پرویز مشرف, romanized: Parvez Muśharraf "Musharraf's Trial - Travesty of Justice?". Strafasia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2026. "Pervez Musharraf:
Pervez_Musharraf
Sexual activity involving ejaculating on the face of another
The camera never showed the man's face during orgasm, which—to me–was a travesty. Men's faces are beautiful at that moment. (...) I wanted to change that
Facial_(sexual_act)
School in Austin, Texas, United States
Longhorn IMG Sports Network Longhorn Network StarDate Texas Student Media (The Daily Texan, KVRX-FM, Texas Student Television, Texas Travesty) Category
University of Texas at Austin High School
University_of_Texas_at_Austin_High_School
Extinct Middle English dialect of eastern Ireland
sake!"] The Purgatorium Hibernicum is a humorous and bawdy burlesque or travesty on the Roman poet Virgil's Aeneid. It exists in three versions: the original
Fingallian
America 1996 Craig Barnett The Godson 1998 Damian Mason 2001: A Space Travesty 2000 Timothy Watters Life or Something Like It 2002 Jess Harnell Mr. Peabody
List of actors who have played the president of the United States
List_of_actors_who_have_played_the_president_of_the_United_States
Work of travel literature by Mark Twain
of illustrations, pages III-VIII Beverly R. David (1989), "Tragedy and Travesty: Edward Whymper's "Scrambles Amongst the Alps" and Mark Twain's "A Tramp
A_Tramp_Abroad
American actress (born 1982)
Year Title Role 1990 Cry-Baby Susie Q 2007 Travesty Hostage 2008 A Darker Reality Sharon 2010 Forgotten Pills Cynthia
Jessica_Raskin
Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster (born 1935)
October 2017. "1916: The Mornings After review: Tim Pat Coogan's arrogant travesty of Irish history". Irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 October
Tim_Pat_Coogan
2025 withdrawal from climate commitments
Agreement. The Union of Concerned Scientists characterized the decision as a "travesty" that prioritized fossil fuel industry profits over public health and welfare
Executive_Order_14162
British rock band
Dave Everley of Classic Rock called The Purple Album a "wrong-headed travesty of an album". Responding to the criticism, Coverdale proclaimed: "I've
Whitesnake
1996 CBS television miniseries
still involving". The Deseret News was far more negative, calling it a travesty, writing that the story "not only pales in comparison to the original but
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The_Thorn_Birds:_The_Missing_Years
Period of significant increase in migration
original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015. "Šefic: Croatian travesty on inhuman Slovenians :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV
2015_European_migrant_crisis
English actor (born 1946)
Chariots of Fire Duke of Sutherland 1997 Bean Lord Walton 2000 2001: A Space Travesty Dr. Griffin Pratt 2002 The King's Beard King Cuthbert voice 2004 The I
Peter_Egan
1984 film directed by Sergio Leone
violence and greed", but described the American theatrical version as a "travesty". Furthermore, he gave the American theatrical version one star out of
Once_Upon_a_Time_in_America
British actress, interior designer, and television personality
casting a spell on her after her home computer displayed the words "bigot", "travesty", "wraith," and "larva" while feeding her daughter Portia a snack. Neither
Carlton_Gebbia
1928 film by Paul Leni
the history of film, The Film Till Now, he called The Man Who Laughs a "travesty of cinematic methods", and declared that in directing it, Leni "became
The Man Who Laughs (1928 film)
The_Man_Who_Laughs_(1928_film)
2007 film by D. J. Caruso
its contemporaries." David Denby of The New Yorker judged the film "a travesty", adding: "The dopiness of it, however, may be an indication not so much
Disturbia_(film)
Portrayal of a stage character by a performer of the opposite sex
"disguised" in French. Depending on sources, the term may be given as travesty, travesti, or en travesti. The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms
Travesti_(theatre)
U.S. presidential administration since 2025
26, 2025. "RFK Jr.'s halt to U.S. funding for Gavi vaccine alliance a "travesty and a nightmare," experts warn". CBS. June 26, 2025. "RFK Jr will be 'personally
Second presidency of Donald Trump
Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
Public research university in Austin, Texas
award-winning daily college newspaper in the United States), and the Texas Travesty. Over the airwaves students' voices are heard through Texas Student Television
University_of_Texas_at_Austin
1991 film by Robert Lieberman
film. Catherine Dunphy of The Toronto Star called the film a "seasonal travesty" that "is everything you hate about Dec. 25—the tacky decorations, the
All I Want for Christmas (film)
All_I_Want_for_Christmas_(film)
November 2024. Duke, Simon (24 November 2024). "Strictly Come Dancing result 'travesty' as Jamie Borthwick eliminated from BBC show". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved
Strictly Come Dancing series 22
Strictly_Come_Dancing_series_22
1983 film by Richard Franklin
for The Washington Post, was less laudatory, referring to the film as "a travesty masquerading as a sequel...if Franklin had any respect for the source material
Psycho_II_(film)
Book by Sunetra Choudhury
controversial confessions of procedural lapses and corruption leading to a travesty of justice. It provides a step forward in a quest to understand the Indian
Black_Warrant_(book)
2011 film by Chris Gorak
Writing for Slant Magazine, Budd Wilkins called it "a dimwitted 3D sci-fi travesty" and wrote, "Indifferently structured, Jon Spaihts's lame-brained script
The_Darkest_Hour_(film)
1956 film by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
material, giving full scope to his genius for movement, sound and subtle travesty....An English quartet contributes lightly and well to the merriment. Cecil
The_Court_Jester
Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath (1861–1896)
for posterity'. (Laubach, op.cit., p. 383) Rizal's trial was regarded a travesty even by prominent Spaniards of his day. Soon after his execution, the philosopher
José_Rizal
English comedian (born 1988)
the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe festival, Williams presented his debut play, Travesty, following previews in London. December 2016 and January 2017 saw the presentation
Liam_Williams_(comedian)
American soprano (1868–1944)
??) of the Human Voice (includes the non-Jenkins recording of A Faust Travesty by Jenny Williams and Thomas Burns). In 1983, the 1962 LP was reissued
Florence_Foster_Jenkins
1965 American film
and The Sun found much to criticize: "[The film] conducts a spectacular travesty of some of Hollywood's preposterously lush nooks without stirring any notable
Inside_Daisy_Clover
English actor (1927–2005)
Tonight (1976). Booth appeared on Broadway in 1975 in a production of Travesties. He then relocated to Hollywood and found work as a character actor in
James_Booth
English artist (1879–1976)
called the Disney Animation short film Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree a travesty. 1924 – When We Were Very Young 1925 – Playtime and Company; Holly Tree
E._H._Shepard
Archive at the University of Texas at Austin
Longhorn IMG Sports Network Longhorn Network StarDate Texas Student Media (The Daily Texan, KVRX-FM, Texas Student Television, Texas Travesty) Category
Harry_Ransom_Center
1964 film by Jules Dassin
more than melodrama with a farcical edge. He makes it a joyous sort of travesty of the bad art of burglary. To see Mr. Ustinov sweating through his mischance
Topkapi_(film)
Multi-purpose arena in Austin, Texas, U.S.
Longhorn IMG Sports Network Longhorn Network StarDate Texas Student Media (The Daily Texan, KVRX-FM, Texas Student Television, Texas Travesty) Category
Moody_Center
1973 animated film
got made. The Hanna-Barbera version has never pleased either of us ... a travesty ..." White himself wrote of the film, "The story is interrupted every few
Charlotte's_Web_(1973_film)
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