A mockumentary is a funny film or TV show that pretends to be a documentary. You get the interviews, the shaky camera, the serious voice — all the clothes of a real “this happened” film — but the people and events are made up. The joke is often that everyone on screen treats nonsense as if it were deadly serious, and you are in on the game.

A mockumentary is a funny film or TV showmockumentary是假裝成紀錄片的搞笑電影或電視節目 that pretends to be a documentary假裝成紀錄片的。You get the interviews你會看到訪談, the shaky camera手震的鏡頭, the serious voice嚴肅的旁白 — all the clothes of a real "this happened" film真正「這是真實發生過」的片子該有的外衣全都有 — but the people and events are made up但裡面的人物和事件都是編出來的。The joke is often笑點通常在於 that everyone on screen treats nonsense螢幕上的每個人都把胡扯的事 as if it were deadly serious當成天大的正經事, and you are in on the game而你這個觀眾則被邀請一起知情地笑。

It is a noun, used in film and TV talk, playful rather than stiff.

It is a noun它是名詞, used in film and TV talk用在影視相關的討論裡, playful rather than stiff帶點玩鬧感、而不是死板。

Though actually, not every mockumentary is light. The fake-documentary shape can carry a sharp or sad story, not only jokes. And a real documentary that happens to be funny is still a documentary.

Though actually不過其實, not every mockumentary is light不是每部mockumentary都是輕鬆搞笑的。The fake-documentary shape假紀錄片這種形式 can carry a sharp or sad story也可以裝載犀利或悲傷的故事, not only jokes不只是笑話。And a real documentary而一部真紀錄片 that happens to be funny剛好很好笑 is still a documentary還是紀錄片。

A mockumentary wants you to notice the pretence; it is not the same as fake news meant to fool you.

A mockumentary wants you to notice the pretencemockumentary希望你注意到它在裝假; it is not the same as它跟...不是同一回事 fake news meant to fool you意圖騙你的假新聞。