Travesties (6)
I believe the answer is:
farces
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">travesties</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for farces that I've seen before include "Comedies of extravagant humour" , "Comedies with ridiculously improbable situations" .)