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
Missed all of the funny skits and great musical moments live last night?
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
The gory skit ends with the gruff older man rushing through the door to announce he’s made amends with his son, only to have his head sliced off by the flying chainsaw.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
The late-night mainstay struggled to bottle up O’Connor’s distinct whimsical charms (ones showcased in Emma and The Mastermind, for example) via skits that didn’t play to his strengths as a deft performer, and often didn’t know how to utilize him entirely.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Candles have long developed the bad reputation of being a middle-aged woman’s favorite low-effort gift to regift, as seen in a certain 2016 Saturday Night Live skit featuring Emma Stone.
—Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
The gory skit ends with the gruff older man rushing through the door to announce he’s made amends with his son, only to have his head sliced off by the flying chainsaw.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
The late-night mainstay struggled to bottle up O’Connor’s distinct whimsical charms (ones showcased in Emma and The Mastermind, for example) via skits that didn’t play to his strengths as a deft performer, and often didn’t know how to utilize him entirely.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Candles have long developed the bad reputation of being a middle-aged woman’s favorite low-effort gift to regift, as seen in a certain 2016 Saturday Night Live skit featuring Emma Stone.
—Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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Rudd's latest project, the comedy Anaconda, which costars Jack Black, is now in theaters.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Jade Catta-Preta Jade Catta-Preta pivoted from a career in theater to a career in comedy.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The three-year Off-Broadway hit is a parody of the classic film Titanic, imagining the story as if Celine Dion were narrating it.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Maduro played the song at so many events that Chavistas (or Maduro supporters) began to claim it as pro-Maduro, even though Santana made it as a parody of the president.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each room will be accompanied by his audio narration, along with behind-the-scenes videos, original sketches and photographs.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The show concluded with a sketch of Yang playing a bartender at the JFK Delta Lounge.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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