sight gag
noun
: a comic bit or episode whose effect is produced by pantomime or camera shot rather than by words
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Switcheroo is all snappy disco, clownish house, and musical sight gags.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Not every thread is spun out into something narratively substantive — Marty’s idea of orange ping pong balls to stand out against white uniforms is a lot of buildup for one admittedly funny sight gag — but as a kinetic portrait of a life in perpetual motion, Marty Supreme is a wonder.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
The sight gags were funny, and suitably weird.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2025
Carpenter’s suggestive travel neck pillow is the hook here — as a reminder, these ShopTV sketches are all about the naughty sight gags and double entendres.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Not every thread is spun out into something narratively substantive — Marty’s idea of orange ping pong balls to stand out against white uniforms is a lot of buildup for one admittedly funny sight gag — but as a kinetic portrait of a life in perpetual motion, Marty Supreme is a wonder.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
The sight gags were funny, and suitably weird.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2025
Carpenter’s suggestive travel neck pillow is the hook here — as a reminder, these ShopTV sketches are all about the naughty sight gags and double entendres.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Sight gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20gag. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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