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
That skit featured Farley’s cousin, the late comedian Chris Farley.
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Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
In the skit, Gardner played a NewsNation anchor interviewing a technology professor (Thompson) about artificial intelligence in front of a town hall audience.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
Rowe and her co-founder, who is also her fiancé, JR Polycarpe, leaned into affiliate marketing, letting real customers share unfiltered reviews and skits that showed how the products fit into their everyday routines.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2026
The notoriously private couple returned to the public eye with a brief pre-recorded skit honoring producer Amy Pascal at the Producers Guild Awards, a rare joint appearance.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026
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Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
In the skit, Gardner played a NewsNation anchor interviewing a technology professor (Thompson) about artificial intelligence in front of a town hall audience.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
Rowe and her co-founder, who is also her fiancé, JR Polycarpe, leaned into affiliate marketing, letting real customers share unfiltered reviews and skits that showed how the products fit into their everyday routines.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2026
The notoriously private couple returned to the public eye with a brief pre-recorded skit honoring producer Amy Pascal at the Producers Guild Awards, a rare joint appearance.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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The show, which puts a funny twist on the classic tale of Dracula, is filled with comedy and romance, and that romance can be seen both onstage and off.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Motsinger had been a server at a restaurant in Sausalito near San Francisco who said in her lawsuit, filed in 2023, that Cosby had invited her to his stand-up comedy show at a theater in nearby San Carlos.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Then, like water to wine, Moral Orel transformed from a cheeky parody to a challenging, audacious character study.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Los Angeles Police Department released the sketch of a man accused of kidnapping two girls in the North Hills area.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Ditto the absence of goofy host images introducing sketches.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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