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
O’Neal posted a TikTok skit onto his account on Saturday.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
What started as just compiling the show’s 50 best performances bloomed into exploring nearly every aspect of music on the show, from music-centric skits and digital shorts to cast members imitating famous musicians and artists appearing on the show to host or in cameos.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
The skit featured Johnson’s Trump going on about his inauguration week, reveling in the attention, his blitz of executive orders, and his list of unqualified cabinet nominees, while Miranda’s Hamilton and the other founding fathers stand still.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.
—Haleluya Hadero, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
What started as just compiling the show’s 50 best performances bloomed into exploring nearly every aspect of music on the show, from music-centric skits and digital shorts to cast members imitating famous musicians and artists appearing on the show to host or in cameos.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
The skit featured Johnson’s Trump going on about his inauguration week, reveling in the attention, his blitz of executive orders, and his list of unqualified cabinet nominees, while Miranda’s Hamilton and the other founding fathers stand still.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.
—Haleluya Hadero, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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Now, the comedy about a very eccentric suburban dad (Robinson, obviously) having a little trouble making friends has its first trailer.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2025
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Chappelle has also received five Primetime Emmy Awards – three for his Netflix comedy specials Equanimity (2018) and Sticks & Stones (2020), and two for hosting Saturday Night Live (2017 and 2021).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The brand will collaborate with the long-running NBC sketch comedy show on a parody commercial spotlighting the benefits of the new hair care line.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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Dratch was the last in a group of five SNL alums to debut her Real Housewives tagline parody, spoofing the franchise's tradition of the housewives introducing themselves with a catty one-liner.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special was filled with nostalgia and sketches featuring a plethora of celebrities, including Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and more.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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With so many movie and TV stars being thrown into a sketch cold, too many opening lines were flubbed, and a handful of punchlines were fumbled.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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