这场表演是对经典戏剧的可笑模仿，简直是一场拙劣的闹剧。

The performance was such a ridiculous ___travesty of the classic play that it became an embarrassing farce.

这场选举简直就是一场闹剧，充满了舞弊和欺骗。

The election turned out to be a ___travesty, riddled with fraud and deception.