shticks
Performers' signature gimmicks
Shticks is the plural of shtick, a Yiddish-derived term for a performer's signature routine, gimmick, or attention-getting device: His shticks were getting old.
More broadly, shtick refers to any characteristic behavior or persona someone adopts: Every politician has their shticks.
The alternate spelling schticks is equally common.
Established sequences of actions
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- humorAmusing quality
slapstick · parody · satire · punchlines · banter · improv · stand-up · sketches
Protected commercial identifiers
- personasAssumed public identities
- actsDeeds or play sections
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- stylesDistinctive ways or manners
specialties · hallmarks · identities · mannerisms · affectations · typecasting · branding · niche
routines
Established sequences of actions
humor · slapstick · parody · satire · punchlines · banter · improv · stand-up · sketches · spoofs
trademarks
Protected commercial identifiers
- personasAssumed public identities
- actsDeeds or play sections
- charactersPersons in a narrative
styles · specialties · hallmarks · identities · mannerisms · affectations · typecasting · branding · niche · thing
tricks
Deceptive acts or techniques
- noveltiesUnfamiliar or unusual items
- ploysDeliberate deceptive tactics
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
hooks · angles · quirks · contrivances · devices · schemes · tactics · maneuvers · artifices · ruses
shticksimprovisations
Spontaneous unrehearsed performances
ad-libs · freestyling · riffs · winging it · jam sessions
shticksauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · sincerity · true self · artlessness · earnestness