Burlesque (disambiguation)
- Burlesque (disambiguation)
Burlesque may refer to:
* Burlesque, theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor
* Neo-Burlesque, A revival/updating of the traditional burlesque performance
* Burlesque (genre), in genre criticism (a subset of literary criticism), describes any imitative work that derives humor from an incongruous contrast between style and subject
* Musical burlesque a 19th century form that began as comic parodies of well-known topics or people.
* Burlesque (album), an album by Bellowhead
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