skit
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
a short theatrical sketch or act, usually comical.
a gibe or taunt.
British Dialect. a joke or prank.
Origin of skit
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It’s a lesson direct-to-consumer founder Melanie Travis learned after downloading the app last year, endlessly scrolling through dance challenges, lip syncing videos, comedic skits and everything in between.
‘A few more strategic decisions’: What it’ll take for TikTok’s ad offerings to get advertiser buy in | Kimeko McCoy | August 2, 2021 | DigidayLagos-based comedian Chukwudike Akuwudike didn’t have to stray far to dream up his comedy skit.
An old skit from the comedian Whitney Cummings in which she jokes that celebrities use children’s blood to prevent aging recently resurfaced as “proof” to QAnon followers.
Back in 2017, Hastings and Khan had appeared together in a stilted promotional skit announcing a new spy thriller called Bard of Blood.
Netflix v Modi and the battle for Indian cinema’s soul | Konstantin Kakaes | March 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen the first private television company in Gambia was established in December 2017, Nyang was brought on to host a weekly show, which parodies celebrities and politicians in a series of skits à la Saturday Night Live.
The skit also implies that executive orders are a new aspect of governance.
SNL Parodies Schoolhouse Rock Hilariously, Gets A Lot Wrong | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNick Offerman stars in skit for ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’
Home Depot Spoof Ad Shows That Robots Can’t Save Shoppers’ Marriages | Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe skit features Julia Louis-Dreyfus as an island-hungry TV star customer and that unique brand of Cranston-Paul chemistry.
Shark-Eating Monsters, the Kid Emmys, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFerrell pulled out his iconic cowbell from the classic Blue Oÿster Cult SNL skit—and played the hell out of it!
Viral Video of the Day: Will Ferrell and Chad Smith Drum-Off | Alex Chancey | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe skit for presenting the “Best Kiss” award was, umm, cringe-worthy.
Then in 1823 she made her debut at the Opera in a trio skit with Mariette and Tullia.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe following lines from the clever skit give a really excellent picture of the college life in his day.
Robert Louis Stevenson | Margaret Moyes BlackN v, er Glmr fell, rak skit fr tunglinu, en Glmr hvesti augun upp mti.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersThis was a skit purporting to be an outline or draft for an article on Haslingers career.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerThis skit the luckless satirist dedicated to Bolingbroke, whose brilliant star was just passing into eclipse.
British Dictionary definitions for skit
/ (skɪt) /
a brief satirical theatrical sketch
a short satirical piece of writing
a trick or hoax
Origin of skit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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