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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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pure comedies have their place.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This viral hit was a long time coming for the pair, who joined the SNL writers’ room in 2022 and developed a reputation for crafting sketches that jump on pop-culture trends with a fluency in girls-and-gays online fanspeak.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nwodim, who joined SNL in season 44, made headlines during the 50th season in April during one of her Weekend Update sketches.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last year, in response to some political parodies that used images created by artificial intelligence, including one that pilloried Vice President Kamala Harris, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed two measures to outlaw such tomfoolery.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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“Skits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skits. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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