skits

noun

plural of skit
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 These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Climate Defiance, the left-wing group whose portfolio includes disrupting both oil barons and Democrats, showed up to film skits criticizing her, with a comedian portraying her. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Street skits satirized the myth of Modi’s tea-seller origins. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 One student interviewed for the independent review also testified that Honka always selected girls to act in the skits. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Depp engaged the crowd with silly skits for nearly half a hour. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026 In Tijuana, where Dodgers icon Justin Turner is playing this season, airhorns buzz constantly, and games feature skits between innings. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Bananas players do backflips, perform skits, and dance on the field. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Carswell regularly shares real estate content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, posting everything from comedic skits and home walkthroughs to educational videos and updates from his open house challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
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  1. comedies
  2. sketches
  3. parodies
Noun
  • The show has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring comedies of its time, winning 16 Emmy Awards throughout its run out of more than 100 nominations.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Arnaz, who also was an executive producer, and the I Love Lucy production team pioneered the use of the three-camera filming format before a live studio audience, setting a production standard that continues to influence television comedies today.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • Madison Avenue shops will soon be embellished with a different look — sketches and designs by CFDA student scholarship winners.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The internet quickly responded to the viral moment with reactions and parodies.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodies

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“Skits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skits. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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