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skit

noun

Definition of skit

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 Depp engaged the crowd with silly skits for nearly half a hour. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026 Stodden called out Alexander in a lengthy Instagram post on Monday for writing the controversial Funny or Die skit. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 In Tijuana, where Dodgers icon Justin Turner is playing this season, airhorns buzz constantly, and games feature skits between innings. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Bananas players do backflips, perform skits, and dance on the field. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skit

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Noun

Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, Jon Gries, William Atherton and Robert Prescott also starred in the comedy.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
While One Night Only is intended as a romantic-comedy, there are some obvious dystopian undertones that audiences can’t ignore.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

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The ballet became a hilarious parody of Wagnerian cliches as a cartwheeling child wearing sneakers with rainbow lights and dressed in gold, resembling statues of the composer, presided in front of a faux Bayreuth proscenium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
But fans will recognize the major tentpoles of this parody musical.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

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In the 2007 Comedy Central special named for the tour, each of these comedians’ sets is preceded by a short sketch about going through airport security.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

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