schtick

Comedian's trademark routine

Schtick is a performer's signature routine, gimmick, or style—the thing they're known for: His schtick is playing the confused foreigner.

From Yiddish, the word extends beyond entertainment to describe anyone's characteristic approach or angle: What's your schtick?

The spelling varies: shtick, schick, shtik.

persona

gimmick

Attention-getting device or trick

  • trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
  • signatureHandwritten name for verification
  • brandCompany's product line name

act · character · alter-ego · affectation · mannerism · quirk · eccentricity · idiosyncrasy · style · flair

comedy

bit

Small amount or portion

  • gagMouth restraint or jest
  • routineRegular sequence of actions
  • jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter

punchline · one-liner · timing · deadpan · wisecrack · zinger · catchphrase · pratfall · mugging · hamming

performance

routine

Regular sequence of actions

  • actDeed or performance
  • bitSmall amount or portion
  • numberSymbol representing quantity

set · monologue · sketch · cabaret · nightclub · stage · showmanship · delivery · patter · banter

Categories
Opposites
performance style

schtickimprovisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

improv · ad-lib · spontaneity · off-the-cuff · freestyle

authenticity

schtickauthenticity

Quality of being genuine

genuineness · sincerity · true self · realness · candor

entertainment value

schtickboredom

Weary disinterest from monotony

dullness · tedium · dryness · humorlessness · flatness

Family

schticks

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Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G