comic sketches
Brief humorous performances
Comic sketches are short comedic performances, typically lasting a few minutes, performed on stage or television.
The term usually implies a series of brief scenes rather than a single sustained narrative: Saturday Night Live is known for its comic sketches.
Sketch comedy as a format relies on quick setups, distinct characters, and punchy endings.
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- callbacksSubsequent contact after initial
exaggeration · stand-up · timing · running gag · sight gag · double take · workplace humor · skit · animated shorts · wordplay · punchline · radio plays · bit · gag · cold open · absurdism · straight man · Monty Python
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- humor booksjoke books, one-liners, wisecracks, limericks, roast jokes
- British HumorBritish humor, dry humor, deadpan, Monty Python, Blackadder
- Victorian humorGilbert and Sullivan, Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, The Importance of Being Earnest
- Novelty Patents
comic sketchestragic scenes
Depictions of misfortune
tearjerkers · dramatic monologues · weepies · elegies · lamentations
comic sketchesfeature films
Standard-length theatrical movies
operas · epic poems · miniseries · novels
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