26 June 2014, A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Togetherhttp://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220
The creative team has experience with spoofing: Both Rudd and Poehler had parts in Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer, a hysterically irreverent riff on ’80s summer-camp comedies.
To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes.