I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.
“The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.”
“If a dog doesn't put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances, your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesn't happen you are only keeping an animal.”