Star Mocking

Parodying influential icons and brands to attain Internet fame

Implications - Those who lack their own celebrity status are getting their 10 minutes (and millions of views) of fame by mocking those who do. Anyone can draw an audience in the age of user-created Internet content by mocking the appearance and mannerisms of existing icons.
Trend Themes
1. Celebrity Parody Spoofs - Parodying influential icons and celebrities to attain Internet fame.
2. Award Show Spoofs - Creating humoristic content centered on award shows and their performances.
3. Viral Rapper Spoofs - Creating humorous content by mimicking famous rappers such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Eminem.
Industry Implications
1. Marketing Industry - Using humoristic content for marketing campaigns and advertisements.
2. Entertainment Industry - Creating satirical comedy sketches for TV shows, movies and online series.
3. Social Media Industry - Developing viral content to create engagement on social media platforms.
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Popularity
Activity
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Megatrends
5 Featured, 20 Examples:
726,841 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Oct 08 — Oct 09
Trending:
Warm
Consumer Insight Topics:

Featured Examples

play_circle_filledViral Rapper Spoofs
Viral Rapper Spoofs
Kanye West Interruption Parodies Get Funnier Everytime You See Them
Kanye West has gotten himself into trouble with VMA fiasco (if you don’t know, just YouTube it) and everyone seems to be jumping on the band wagon to make fun of him, and thus the Kanye West Interruption… MORE
Political Dance Spoofs
Political Dance Spoofs
Sarah Palin and Obama on Dancing With the Stars
“Next Season on ‘Dancing with the Stars’” will star Sarah Palin and Barack Obama… according to the latest inbox-hopping viral email that is. The Dancing with Stars image featuring the two most celebritized… MORE
play_circle_filledViral Presidential Spoofs
Viral Presidential Spoofs
Barack Obama Does Beyonce's “Single Ladies”
“I got hope on my lips. Blackberry on my hip. Secret service we rollin deep,” sings Alphacat as Barack Obama in a Beyonce “Single Ladies"-inspired spoof video of the new president. “Single Ladies” has… MORE
Kanye-Fied Websites
Kanye-Fied Websites
Disrespect Any Site With the Help of the Kanye West Function
Yes, Kanye West went down at in history at the VMAs this year when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to proclaim that Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. What better way to celebrate… MORE
Viral Award Show Spoofs
Viral Award Show Spoofs
Make a Hilarious Kanye West VMA Outburst Parody at Interruptyourself.com
Our friends over at Secret Location have made what could possibly be deemed as the best Kanye West VMA outburst parody of all time. The website is called InterruptYourself.com and trust me, you will need… MORE