# Artists who parodied their own work **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323 "2022-01-06T14:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/81 "2022-11-25T07:07:28Z")
The first time I read Tom Clancy’s novel _Rainbow Six_, I wondered if it was an intentional self-parody. I decided after reading the next two that it was unintentional. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/82 "2022-11-25T07:47:03Z")
In Weird Science, Vernon Wells plays a “mutant biker” who is clearly derived from, if not actually his “Wez” character from The Road Warrior. The various Asgardian plays within the Thor movies The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is basically a Nicolas Cage movie parodying Nicolas Cage. Cage also appears with Andy Samberg in his “Get in the Cage with Nick Cage” SNL segment (with Andy playing Cage and Cage playing “his identical in every way clone”). In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven, Shannon Doherty, Jason Biggs, James Van Der Beek, Mark Hamill and others parody their films via references, quotes, or shooting entire scenes to fictitious sequels. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/83 "2022-11-25T08:18:57Z")
In one of Billy Joel’s live CDs, he’s performing his song _I Go to Extremes_. As he’s playing towards the end, he subs the line “I don’t know why I go to extremes” with “I don’t know why I go for ice cream.” ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/84 "2022-11-29T19:45:04Z")
Was Elvis mentioned yet? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8oK0Wl7_MXk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGMgZShPMA8=&rs=AOn4CLA9dZ6mkcJTFd22HFgAi_mVN21DOA "ARE YOU LAUGHING TONIGHT LIVE ELVIS PRESLEY") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oK0Wl7_MXk) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/85 "2022-11-30T13:53:44Z")
> [@Schnitte](#): > > I think Charlie Sheen’s character in _Hot Shots: Part Deux_ is, to a considerable degree, a parody of his own character in _Platoon_. And his father’s (who has a cameo appearance) in _Apocalypse Now_. Sheen in _Being John Malkovich_ parodies his own public image (at the time). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/86 "2022-11-30T17:02:17Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7NTnLI5ihdc/maxresdefault.jpg "Family guy Stewie and Brian’s flea problem") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NTnLI5ihdc) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/87 "2022-12-01T00:00:51Z")
Cher spoofed herself in the 2003 film _Stuck With You_, co-starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as a pair of conjoined twins. > **[Stuck on You (film)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck_on_You_(film))** > > Stuck on You is a 2003 American comedy film written and directed by the Farrelly brothers, and starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as conjoined twin brothers, whose conflicting aspirations provide both conflict and humorous situations, in particular when one of them wishes to move to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. > Conjoined twins Bob and Walt Tenor try to live as normally as possible. Outgoing and sociable Walt aspires to be a Hollywood actor, whereas Bob is shy and introverted. > The... > [@](#): > > Cher is upset that she is starring in a prime-time TV show called Honey and the Beaze. Wanting out, she hires Walt as her co-star, certain it will get cancelled. The producers realize her scheme and foil it by going forward, compensating for Bob’s presence by keeping him out of the camera frame and employing bluescreen effects. The show is a surprise hit and Walt becomes famous. ---
**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/88 "2022-12-01T08:25:32Z")
In **Mozart** ’s _Don Giovanni_, the titular character is being entertained by a group of musicians in his villa shortly before his demise. They play various popular opera numbers of the time, including a snippet from Mozart’s own aria _Non più andrai_. This is made even more amusing by Leporello’s subsequent quip : _Questa poi la conosco pur troppo_ (“Now that tune I know too well”). ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/89 "2022-12-01T15:56:50Z")
In _The Beautiful and Damned_, F. Scott Fitzgerald takes a dig at his first book: > “You know these new novels make me tired. My God! Everywhere I go some silly girl asks me if I’ve read ‘This Side of Paradise.’ Are our girls really like that? If it’s true to life, which I don’t believe, the next generation is going to the dogs. I’m sick of all this shoddy realism. I think there’s a place for the romanticist in literature.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/90 "2022-12-01T16:55:16Z")
> [@Moonrise](#): > > In **Mozart** ’s _Don Giovanni_, the titular character is being entertained by a group of musicians in his villa shortly before his demise. They play various popular opera numbers of the time, including a snippet from Mozart’s own aria _Non più andrai_. This is made even more amusing by Leporello’s subsequent quip : _Questa poi la conosco pur troppo_ (“Now that tune I know too well”). Now THAT’S a clever and unexpected self-own, ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/91 "2022-12-01T19:20:32Z")
In one of the Warner Brothers _Golddiggers_ films, Ruby Keeler auditions for a part and is turned down. The director who tells her “We can’t use you” is played by Busby Berkeley; Keeler was his big star. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/92 "2022-12-02T01:45:56Z")
[Jack Sheldon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon) sang “I’m Just a Bill” for Schoolhouse Rock (and was the voice of the bill). Later he sang “The Amendment Song” in a classic Simpsons episode, parodying his earlier work. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l6MinvU93kI/hqdefault.jpg "Schoolhouse Rock - "I'm Just a Bill"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MinvU93kI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pSANTRnEBgg/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons - I'm an Amendment to Be") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/93 "2022-12-02T15:59:44Z")
A case could be made that most of Procol Harum’s output was a parody of their early work. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/94 "2022-12-02T16:44:51Z")
Mark Hamill parodies his own voicework as several DC characters. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EL-VHe_4GmE/maxresdefault.jpg "Justice League Action | Missing the Mark | @dckids") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-VHe_4GmE) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/95 "2022-12-02T16:58:24Z")
See also: Luke Be A Jedi Tonight. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hAsQrOLfYzY/hqdefault.jpg "the simpsons guys and dolls") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAsQrOLfYzY) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/96 "2022-12-02T20:22:08Z")
Jim Cummings [reading the script](https://youtu.be/fSvkgign8mQ) for _Star Wars_ in voices, with Winnie the Pooh as Darth Vader. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/97 "2022-12-03T02:35:40Z")
In John Updike’s _Rabbit at Rest_, the title character muses to himself after seeing the word “redux” in a newspaper headline: > He hates that word, you see it everywhere, and he doesn’t know how to pronounce it. …the joke being that Updike himself had brought “that word” back into the mainstream when he used it in the title of _Rabbit Redux_. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/98 "2022-12-03T07:39:07Z")
Not to mention his appearance in _[Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back](https://youtu.be/PYJFzOzpwHo)_, which also features parodies from Jason Biggs, James Van Der Beek, Gus Van Zant, Shannen Doughtery, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (though I think they were all mentioned previously). ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/99 "2022-12-03T16:08:07Z")
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany were about the same age, became famous at about the same time, and their fans were in the same demographic. So naturally, the media assumed that they must be arch-enemies. In 2011, they co-starred in a spectacularly bad TV movie called [Mega Python vs. Gatoroid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Python_vs._Gatoroid). The movie’s main selling point was a catfight between the two. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323/100 "2022-12-03T16:14:54Z")
William Shatner making fun of his own reputation for vanity. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZZ5C5lUqCEY/hqdefault.jpg "William Shatner for WEB TV!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ5C5lUqCEY) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323.md?page=6)