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
For a local’s perspective on life here, catch a live recording of the Lake Effect Radio Hour, something of a nonfiction Prairie Home Companion, featuring songs, stories, skits, and area history.
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Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 26 May 2026
Following the win, Schmitt, Bader and right fielder Drew Gilbert re-created the Hingle McCringleberry skit from Key & Peele.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The Bay Area political satirist, who has almost 1.1 million followers across YouTube, X, Instagram and TikTok, regularly posts skits parodying national Republicans like FBI Director Kash Patel, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The school’s annual Student Expectations Assembly features student leaders performing skits that demonstrate expectations in real-life contexts.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 26 May 2026
Following the win, Schmitt, Bader and right fielder Drew Gilbert re-created the Hingle McCringleberry skit from Key & Peele.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
The Bay Area political satirist, who has almost 1.1 million followers across YouTube, X, Instagram and TikTok, regularly posts skits parodying national Republicans like FBI Director Kash Patel, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The school’s annual Student Expectations Assembly features student leaders performing skits that demonstrate expectations in real-life contexts.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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Pasta & Tacos Productions — the name nodding to the founders’ Mexican-American and Italian-American backgrounds, respectively — quietly launched in 2025 but went public this week with its development slate across film and television, spanning true crime, comedy and thriller projects.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Awarded at the most recent edition of Canneseries, Boho is a comedy that explores themes of integration and the condition of women in contemporary society.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Her opening number, a parody of her Moulin Rouge!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Published in 1811, the novel is greeted as a parody of sensibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Especially because what a sketch wants, to be really funny, can sometimes scale.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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These sketches are all hand-drawn.—
Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
9 June 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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