as in comedies
a short, funny story or performance
One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading.
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Recent Examples of skits
His account regularly featured skits and other comedic content.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There’s some funny skits on the album.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Cellphone video of the incident goes more viral than the original Chad Powers and Ted Lasso skits combined.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The Troop 8856 member said her favorite Girl Scout memories are of camping, doing skits and helping younger girls.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Davidson was in attendance in the audience but also took part in some of the skits performed during the run of the show.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Lee continues to study monologues, work on his American accent and shoot skits whenever possible.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
The Context Filandro achieved online fame through his comedy skits.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Many creators post skits where the robot slurs are spoken while a robot is applying for a job, or meeting their human partner’s parents for a holiday.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Luke Chinman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There’s some funny skits on the album.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Cellphone video of the incident goes more viral than the original Chad Powers and Ted Lasso skits combined.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The Troop 8856 member said her favorite Girl Scout memories are of camping, doing skits and helping younger girls.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Davidson was in attendance in the audience but also took part in some of the skits performed during the run of the show.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Lee continues to study monologues, work on his American accent and shoot skits whenever possible.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
The Context Filandro achieved online fame through his comedy skits.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Many creators post skits where the robot slurs are spoken while a robot is applying for a job, or meeting their human partner’s parents for a holiday.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skits
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement A recent spate of darkly glittering comedies give us the opportunity to do just that.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Keep scrolling for the best comedies to stream on Netflix right now.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Coppola sat down with hairstylist Odile Gilbert to root through boxes of sketches and press photos of her work with Lagerfeld at Chanel.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Please Don’t Destroy will still work together outside of the show, but the sketches will end, with John Higgins exiting the show and Martin Herlihy continuing on as a writer.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kaufman and Herz co-founded Troma Entertainment in 1974, which has produced or distributed more than 1,000 low-budget parodies in the past five decades, including the original Toxic Avenger movie in 1984.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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South Park, formerly the edgelord-iest of edgelord TV, continues to barrel through parodies of the current conservative Zeitgeist.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Skits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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