It's almost as good as the Dutch sketch show making a spoof advert welcoming Donald Trump in his own way of speaking.

Sobchak then stirred things up by making a spoof video mocking celebrities who have filmed messages in support of Putin's presidential campaign.

Hazanavicius said he deliberately avoided making a spoof of the silent era, but created instead a melodrama which could draw in the audience.

Most intriguing is news that the website Funny Or Die has made a spoof Steve Jobs biopic, iSteve, to be unveiled online next month.