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 idea propagated by Saturday Night Live skits and sitcom one-liners that Lilith Fair was a misandrist showcase for joyless, hormonal angst was totally alien to accounts of what being there actually felt like.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
The two then debuted their relationship in February 2022, first through their comical social media skits and then via a hard launch red-carpet debut at a film screening.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to doing comedy skits on his YouTube channel, Tatro has also hit the road to perform at comedy clubs and colleges.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Throughout the show, Boose sprinkled skits between his songs.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Cardi’s rollout has involved a bit of everything, including turning photos from her courthouse trips and civil lawsuit victory into alternate album covers and staying true to her NYC roots with subway skits promoting the album.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Cardi fully embraced that old-school grind in New York City, hitting the streets to sell physical copies of her album and even putting on skits in the subway.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Keenan would write, produce, direct, and star in the show, appearing in classic skits like the Homeboy Shopping Network and impersonating Mike Tyson.
—Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In many of the skits, Putin, Khamenei and Kim Jong Un are portrayed as tricksters that prank, imprison or kill Trump and Netanyahu.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
The two then debuted their relationship in February 2022, first through their comical social media skits and then via a hard launch red-carpet debut at a film screening.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to doing comedy skits on his YouTube channel, Tatro has also hit the road to perform at comedy clubs and colleges.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Throughout the show, Boose sprinkled skits between his songs.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Cardi’s rollout has involved a bit of everything, including turning photos from her courthouse trips and civil lawsuit victory into alternate album covers and staying true to her NYC roots with subway skits promoting the album.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Cardi fully embraced that old-school grind in New York City, hitting the streets to sell physical copies of her album and even putting on skits in the subway.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Keenan would write, produce, direct, and star in the show, appearing in classic skits like the Homeboy Shopping Network and impersonating Mike Tyson.
—Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In many of the skits, Putin, Khamenei and Kim Jong Un are portrayed as tricksters that prank, imprison or kill Trump and Netanyahu.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skits
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That is because Deadline is checking out the follow-up to John Morton’s BAFTA-winning BBC satirical comedies Twenty Twelve and W1A, shows that have landed cult status for their excruciating ode to Britishness and in-depth examination of the behind-the-scenes machinations of public institutions.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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In Germany, thrillers, cop shows and YA comedies rule the output roost.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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This includes watching the sketches Stiller & Meara performed on countless talk shows, critiquing their respective styles and pondering how much or little from their seemingly candid appearances and interviews was meant to be taken as truth and not performance.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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The hourlong doc will explore the sketches, contributions and influence of Downey, who originally joined the show in 1976 as its youngest ever writer.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The moment — delivered by Steinfeld’s character Mary on a humid New Orleans train platform — was clipped, memed and replayed across TikTok, igniting think pieces and parodies alike.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Skits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skits. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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