skit
Brief comedic scene
A skit is a short comedic performance, usually informal and often improvised or loosely scripted.
Skits appear in variety shows, summer camps, comedy troupes, and classroom presentations: The scouts performed a skit about campfire safety.
Unlike sketches, which may be polished productions, skits tend to be brief, amateurish, and lighthearted.
Hasty informal drawing
- humorAmusing quality
- satireMockery exposing vice
- parodySatirical imitation
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
lampoon · jokes · gag · punchline · farce · slapstick · mockery · caricature
Hasty informal drawing
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- bitSmall amount or portion
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
blackout · one-act · monologue · dialogue · recurring · two-hander · interstitial · opener
Pre-performance practice session
- scriptWritten words for performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- actingTemporarily holding position
blocking · costume · props · cue · lines · director · troupe · backstage
Musical variety entertainment
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
TikTok · late-night · camp · church · open-mic · showcase · television
Arising without external cause
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
games · short-form · long-form · callback · heightening · justification · endowment · organic
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
spoof · lampoon · jokes · gag · punchline · farce · slapstick · mockery · caricature · send-up
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
scene · blackout · one-act · monologue · dialogue · recurring · two-hander · interstitial · opener · closer
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- scriptWritten words for performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
acting · blocking · costume · props · cue · lines · director · troupe · backstage · spotlight
revue
Musical variety entertainment
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
YouTube · TikTok · late-night · camp · church · open-mic · showcase · television
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
off-the-cuff · games · short-form · long-form · callback · heightening · justification · endowment · organic · reactive
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
- comedy bitsbit, sketch, gag, shtick, comedy bit
- short playsone-act, short play, playlet, one-act play, sketch
skitfeature film
Standard-length theatrical release
epic · opera · three-act play · miniseries · magnum opus
skittragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
drama · melodrama · elegy · requiem · lamentation
skitgala performance
Celebratory staged entertainment
Broadway show · grand opera · prestige drama · theatrical spectacle · blockbuster
- comedy skitBrief humorous theatrical piece
- comedic skitsShort humorous theatrical pieces
- satirical skitShort mocking comedic performance