shtik
Comedian's trademark bit
Shtik is a performer's signature routine, gimmick, or characteristic style—the thing they're known for: His shtik is playing the confused foreigner.
More broadly, it's anyone's habitual manner or angle: What's your shtik?
The word comes from Yiddish and carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting the act has become predictable.
Also spelled schtick, shtick, or schtic.
Deed or performance
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- setArrange in position
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
stage presence · persona · character · entertainer · showmanship · vaudeville · standup · improv
Regular sequence of actions
- bitSmall amount or portion
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- timingArt of choosing moments
delivery · slapstick · schmaltz · one-liner · wisecrack · quip · banter · jest
Attention-getting device or trick
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
- quirkPeculiar behavioral trait
idiosyncrasy · signature · style · angle · hook · brand · typecasting · niche
act
Deed or performance
monologue · stage presence · persona · character · entertainer · showmanship · vaudeville · standup · improv · cabaret
routine
Regular sequence of actions
timing · delivery · slapstick · schmaltz · one-liner · wisecrack · quip · banter · jest · parody
gimmick
Attention-getting device or trick
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
quirk · idiosyncrasy · signature · style · angle · hook · brand · typecasting · niche · specialty
chutzpah
Shameless, admirable audacity
schmooze · mensch · gonif · nudnik · schlemiel · schlep · tchotchke · verklempt · oy vey · bupkis
shtiksincerity
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
authenticity · genuineness · spontaneity · improvisation · naturalness
shtikimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
improv · ad-libbing · extemporization · spontaneity · originality
shtiksubstance
Physical material with mass
depth · gravitas · seriousness · profundity · weightiness