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
There was always a comedian on somebody’s album doing a skit or some funny one-liners or in the video acting a fool.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2026
As the skit neared its end, Glover tried, one last time, to send Earth an important message.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
The actress starred as an older Sabrina Carpenter in a drive-in movie skit with 'Girl Meets World' actor Corey Fogelmanis.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 27-year-old Canadian astrophysicist wannabe turned content creator turned actor first captured people’s attention on TikTok with his absurdist comedy skits.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2026
As the skit neared its end, Glover tried, one last time, to send Earth an important message.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
The actress starred as an older Sabrina Carpenter in a drive-in movie skit with 'Girl Meets World' actor Corey Fogelmanis.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 27-year-old Canadian astrophysicist wannabe turned content creator turned actor first captured people’s attention on TikTok with his absurdist comedy skits.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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In the 2026 Netflix comedy-thriller How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Irish is used as a private code, deployed in front of an English speaker who cannot understand it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Because floaty comedy is easier for people to take.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The whole conversation with that executive felt like a parody of my industry.—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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His deadpan humor comes through most brilliantly in Game Boy Tetris (2013–19), a parody of the logic of optimization that underpins capitalist culture.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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The idea to create these pieces, which deftly straddle the world of art and fashion, came from a sketch that founder Erin Saluti made more than a decade ago—her dream purse, made from a block of wood.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The series was developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Kelly, and Hunt as based on a character from an NBC Sports sketch.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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