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
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
Their content focuses on motherhood and their relationship with the church mixed with dancing and skits.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest skits dates back to September 2017, when Hurricane Irma passed through South Florida.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Being able to tell their story and express themselves in a low-stakes manner allows children to interpret and communicate their emotions through their skits.
—Elizabeth McClure, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Rowe and her co-founder, who is also her fiancé, JR Polycarpe, leaned into affiliate marketing, letting real customers share unfiltered reviews and skits that showed how the products fit into their everyday routines.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2026
As Paak and Soul started recording father-son YouTube skits, Paak discovered that Soul was magnetic and hilarious on camera.
—Kevin Polowy, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Even the comedic skits showed real progress.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
With both of them working in the medical field — Sheena as a physician’s assistant in the psychiatry field and Sunit as an internal medicine doctor — the Shahs have also included positive mental health content in some of the skits.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Their content focuses on motherhood and their relationship with the church mixed with dancing and skits.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest skits dates back to September 2017, when Hurricane Irma passed through South Florida.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Being able to tell their story and express themselves in a low-stakes manner allows children to interpret and communicate their emotions through their skits.
—Elizabeth McClure, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Rowe and her co-founder, who is also her fiancé, JR Polycarpe, leaned into affiliate marketing, letting real customers share unfiltered reviews and skits that showed how the products fit into their everyday routines.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2026
As Paak and Soul started recording father-son YouTube skits, Paak discovered that Soul was magnetic and hilarious on camera.
—Kevin Polowy, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Even the comedic skits showed real progress.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
With both of them working in the medical field — Sheena as a physician’s assistant in the psychiatry field and Sunit as an internal medicine doctor — the Shahs have also included positive mental health content in some of the skits.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skits
Noun
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Along with Law & Order, NBC has yet to decide the futures for dramas The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds — though the latter was pulled from the schedule and will wrap up in the summer — and first-year comedies Stumble and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Colin's starred in comedies like The House Bunny and Orange County with Jack Black.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And my feeling is that there have been brilliant and daring sketches that didn’t make the cut that should have.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Myers, who joined Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s, became known for his offbeat characters and distinctly stylized sketches, something with which Armisen immediately connected.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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While the show featured many of the same characters, its format strayed from the sci-fi space narrative of Spaceballs and instead was a series of parodies, each episode serving as a satirical commentary on several contemporary hits, such as Lord of the Rings, American Idol and Harry Potter.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Human artists have designed creative parodies of AI slop, but AI lacks the necessary self-awareness to parody itself, even with a human behind the wheel.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Skits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skits. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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