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
The skit was dubbed by Dior ambassadors Deng Wei and Zhou Ye.
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Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some of it is short and surprising, like the Malala skit, while others are more elaborate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
In October, Saturday Night Live put on a Hunting Wives skit that was a fake trailer for Season 2, satirizing the show’s ability to cross America’s divides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The popular family-friendly show, featuring skits and bits suitable for a young audience.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Some of it is short and surprising, like the Malala skit, while others are more elaborate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
In October, Saturday Night Live put on a Hunting Wives skit that was a fake trailer for Season 2, satirizing the show’s ability to cross America’s divides.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The popular family-friendly show, featuring skits and bits suitable for a young audience.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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Sahlins and Close were friends and the improv-sketch divide was never absolute in Chicago comedy circles.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Chelsea Green is perhaps the most entertaining star in all of WWE, but she’s been largely booked as a comedy character on the main roster.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This whole administration is sort of a parody of, like, a women’s-studies class on masculinity.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams reunited on camera several times after Laverne & Shirley ended, beginning with a sketch during ABC’s 1995 reunion special.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The backstory Like all good—and possibly apocryphal—architecture stories, the original sketches of Atlantis The Royal started on a napkin at a cocktail party.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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