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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 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 Carswell regularly shares real estate content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, posting everything from comedic skits and home walkthroughs to educational videos and updates from his open house challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The background music makes the skits feel like the real deal. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skit

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The former’s status as a non-comedy comedy has been processed ad nauseam, but Margo makes for a more interesting case as a new show.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
The next year, Pastore starred opposite Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard and future Sopranos star Aida Turturro in the comedy romance True Love.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 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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The garment’s design was based on old sketches and thumbnail images from a documentary.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Now, each artist has to read a prompt, sketch it, and surrender the sketch to Kaylin, who has 10 seconds to describe it to the performer, via what seems like a terrible, hard-to-hear phone connection.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

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