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squibs

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plural of squib

as in comedies

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The film draws on 1980s supernatural comedies, including Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and The Addams Family, alongside classic monster movies and horror spoofs.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Throughout the 1970s, Skerritt turned up in a number of big screen comedies, dramas and even a landmark sci-fi film.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of comedies

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Yet, the brothers aren’t looking to get overly political, even if their films are often satires.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of satires

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This is DeFalco’s debut feature after making several skits about weirdos with warped goals.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Both coaches were asked about the value of a full 40-minute exhibition to open the season rather than the old Late Night format of skits, music, scoreboard videos and a short 10- to 20-minute intrasquad scrimmage.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of skits

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And so ensues a string of sketches that showcase Erivo’s comedic talents.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
The couple first rose to internet fame through their popular YouTube channel h3h3Productions, which often featured Ethan and Hila in sketches and vlogs.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sketches

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With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.

— Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of farces

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