as in comedy
a short, funny story or performance
One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading.
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Recent Examples of skit
Sewell, 29, has uploaded various skits on social media since 2020.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
After the symposium, a video skit on WeChat showed a conversation between a mandarin and a businessman in the Ming dynasty.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The star wore a long-sleeve white gown with a dramatic high skit and flattened shirt collar at the neckline.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Davidson reprised his role as Chad for a skit alongside Laraine Newman (an original cast member of the show) for the celebratory episode.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
After the symposium, a video skit on WeChat showed a conversation between a mandarin and a businessman in the Ming dynasty.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
The star wore a long-sleeve white gown with a dramatic high skit and flattened shirt collar at the neckline.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Davidson reprised his role as Chad for a skit alongside Laraine Newman (an original cast member of the show) for the celebratory episode.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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Simultaneously, the Claire Tow Theater will program events, concerts and comedy shows, in addition to LCT3 productions, serving as a hub for community gatherings.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Also, Adam, being a comedy writer, giving feedback on the writing was great.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For cases relating to works of fiction, parody and satire, courts recognize that the examination must focus on what the publisher intended to convey, the company says.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Musk also took aim at the long-running NBC sketch comedy show.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, Good Burger was based on a sketch the comedy duo did on the kid network's All That.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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