# Harvard Lampoon Parodies Hollywood Reporter

> Harvard Lampoon targets Hollywood Reporter with parody amid industry chaos.
- Title: Harvard Lampoon Parodies Hollywood Reporter | Shortify
- Summary: Harvard Lampoon targets Hollywood Reporter with parody amid industry chaos. The Harvard Lampoon created a parody of The Hollywood Reporter to highlight…
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- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/the-harvard-lampoon-hollywood-reporter-parody-1236707671
- Author: Oren Peleg
- Published: 2026-09-22T19:22:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: harvard lampoon, the hollywood reporter, parody, hollywood, ai, social media, scottish, cambridge, nfl, hollywood reporter, hollywood industry, hollywood reporter parody
## Harvard Lampoon's Early Parodies
The Harvard Lampoon created a 1966 parody of Playboy featuring a jester woman on the cover and an editorial by Hugh M. Hefner.

> Pl*yb*y
## Hugh M. Hefner's Reaction
Hefner threatened a lawsuit but the Lampoon staff welcomed publicity and he did not sue.

> Hefner ultimately did not sue
## Modern Parody Tradition
The Lampoon's current parodies focus on less prominent targets like the Harvard Crimson, with no major new parody in 18 years.

> for the last 18 years, there hasn’t been a major new parody
## This Summer's Target
Kai Nelson and Lauren Wood chose The Hollywood Reporter as the parody subject after finding a Lampoon alum on THR's editorial staff.

> I thought we should do something with Hollywood just because there’s so much bullshit
## THR Editor's Response
THR's editor-in-chief Maer Roshan welcomed the parody, noting it provided a fresh perspective on Hollywood's absurdities.

> We spend an enormous amount of time chronicling Hollywood’s anxieties, vanities and absurdities
## Collaboration Details
Roshan agreed to supply THR's fonts, templates, and polybag the print version of the parody with a recent issue of THR.

> Roshan even agreed to polybag the print version of the parody
## Content Choices
The parody included two articles on Scarlett Johansson facing criticism for taking roles she shouldn’t have, referencing the 2017 Ghost In The Shell controversy.

> It’s fine. She’s married to Colin Jost
## Industry Pipeline Myth
The Lampoon-to-Hollywood pipeline is less myth than reality now, with few direct connections to industry roles.

> I know it used to be the case that [David] Letterman would call the Lampoon
## Key takeaway

The Harvard Lampoon created a parody of The Hollywood Reporter to highlight Hollywood's absurdities, including AI and social media, after finding a former staff member willing to collaborate.