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 27-year-old Canadian astrophysicist wannabe turned content creator turned actor first captured people’s attention on TikTok with his absurdist comedy skits.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The skit started out drilling down on the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament’s Final Four before deftly segueing to the April 2 firing of Pam Bondi.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
The Washington Wizards attempted to pull off an April Fools’ Day skit.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted and intended to celebrate the day.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The skit started out drilling down on the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament’s Final Four before deftly segueing to the April 2 firing of Pam Bondi.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
The Washington Wizards attempted to pull off an April Fools’ Day skit.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted and intended to celebrate the day.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
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And the two stars, who at first seem to be playing in different registers with O’Hara launching her punchlines towards the balcony and Byrne aiming for the second row, harmonize to deliver a master class in physical comedy.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Onion, now under the ownership of tech exec Jeff Lawson, has been rebooting itself in a bid to return to its subversive comedy roots.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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The parody defense serves the project well.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would take away his Infowars microphone, and allow The Onion to resume its plans to turn the website into a parody of itself.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her previous work includes being a cast member on Stapleview, the first live sketch show on TikTok, and co-starring in Zia Anger’s My First Film.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Higher Ground has been setting up projects outside of Netflix, including the HBO sketch comedy series Life Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, from creator Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, which premieres in June.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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