sight gag

noun

Definition of sight gag

: a comic bit or episode whose effect is produced by pantomime or camera shot rather than by words

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Your filmography’s full of great visual humor, sight gags, things like that. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "The folks behind Ant-Man and the Wasp on why Marvel doesn’t always have to save the world," 5 July 2018 But the toughest to master for Rudd involved a brief sight gag in which his suit malfunctions, zapping him to the size of a toddler. — Eli Wolfe, SFChronicle.com, "‘Ant-Man’ Paul Rudd talks tiny insects and Skywalker Ranch," 2 July 2018 Her performance is among the strongest, propelled by an iconic outfit and great sight gags. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 recap: Cher-ing is not always caring," 10 May 2018 To watch an entire movie with a young woman at the center whom no one is abusing/resenting/seething with anger toward was refreshing in ways that more than made up for the mediocrity of the plot/dialogue/sight gags. — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, "Why Melissa McCarthy's 'Life of the Party' could spark a quiet revolution," 24 May 2018 The writing is alternately wry and outlandish, delivering jokes and sight gags at a rapid clip. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Arrested Development' returns with more dysfunctional fun," 22 May 2018 Think about it: His whole deal is goofy sight gags, shrinking and growing his person and other stuff at will, and just otherwise being Paul Rudd. — The Editors Of Gq, GQ, "Everyone We Hope Dies in Avengers: Infinity War," 24 Apr. 2018 The genius of the script, which Reynolds wrote with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, still lies in its jokes and sight gags. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "Deadpool 2 Is What All Sequels Should Be: Better Than Its Predecessor," 17 May 2018 The staging spills over into the aisles and balconies, and is replete with sight gags and one-liners, some of which are funny, others merely labored. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago Opera Theater brings flair to comic, serious Donizetti one-acters," 15 Apr. 2018

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