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
But his latest demand has been tied to an April 23 skit where Kimmel delivered a fake White House Correspondents' Association dinner monologue, prior to the event.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
And then there are true oddities like Stamptown, which is shooting its debut special for Netflix during the festival on May 8 and 9 at the Montalban Theatre, that thrive on being an uncategorizable ball of comedic energy with dancers, funny acrobats, skits and stand-up.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Sherman also sent Wood a bouquet amid the backlash to the skit.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Kimmel’s monologue and skit aired last week, before the dinner occurred.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
And then there are true oddities like Stamptown, which is shooting its debut special for Netflix during the festival on May 8 and 9 at the Montalban Theatre, that thrive on being an uncategorizable ball of comedic energy with dancers, funny acrobats, skits and stand-up.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Sherman also sent Wood a bouquet amid the backlash to the skit.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Kimmel’s monologue and skit aired last week, before the dinner occurred.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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The high production values and frequent genre-hopping were inspired by the sketch-comedy duo Key and Peele, whom Barker grew up watching religiously.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The city doubles in size and there’s nonstop music, theater, and comedy for a whole month.—
Riza Cruz,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Both a parody of action films and a legitimately great action film on its own terms, this is one of the best genre hybrids of the aughts.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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The film from Picturehouse has over 85K social followers on its parody Instagram account (@bboymalone212).—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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Popular web sketch comedy company Smosh has hired former MTV Entertainment Studios exec Cory Midgarden as the brand’s first-ever chief content officer.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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The trees in his paintings are all built from these different sketches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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