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
Sweater weather is officially upon us (cue the iconic SNL skit).
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Kayleigh Drake, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
While Diamond may merely exist on social media, Sewell has created a polished backstory through a series of skits.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Yang had the honor of introducing one of her two songs, and also performing with her in several skits.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
The returning cast members put a new spin on several fan-favorite skits and characters, including Wiig’s Dooneese, Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer and Murray’s Nick the Lounge Singer.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kayleigh Drake, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
While Diamond may merely exist on social media, Sewell has created a polished backstory through a series of skits.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Yang had the honor of introducing one of her two songs, and also performing with her in several skits.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
The returning cast members put a new spin on several fan-favorite skits and characters, including Wiig’s Dooneese, Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer and Murray’s Nick the Lounge Singer.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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The White Lotus is a black comedy anthology series following the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2025
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But the conflict between the two couples, the three generations of Italian-Americans, and the Tanya-and-the-gays stuff was all still really compelling drama and dark comedy.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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