Satire (1922), "Elmer Gantry" (1927; dedicated by Lewis to H. L. Menchen), and "It Can't Happen Here" (1935), and his books often explored and satirized contemporary American values. The film "The Great Dictator" (1940) by Charlie Chaplin is itself a parody of Adolf Hitler; Chaplin later declared that he would have not made the film if he had known about the concentration camps. In the United States 1950s, satire was introduced into American stand-up comedy most prominently by Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl. As they challenged the taboos and conventional wisdom of the time, were ostracized by the mass media establishment
Pornographic parody film Phoebe's twin sister starred in "Buffay, the Vampire Layer" among others. Lyndsey in "Two and a Half Men" was the title role of "Cinnamon's Buns", and Wilson in "House" acted in "Feral Pleasures". Peter Stormare's character in "The Big Lebowski" can be seen in "Logjammin"'. Pornographic parody film A pornographic parody film is a subgenre of the pornographic film industry genre where the basis for the production's story or plotline is the parody of a mainstream television show, feature film, public figure, video game or literary works. This subgenre also includes parody of historical or contemporary events such as political