noun

skit

SKIT/skɪt/

A short humorous performance or dramatic sketch.

The actors perform a skit about a grand meal consisting of one tiny pea.

A compact three-beat comic restaurant skit: a waiter ceremoniously presents a large covered platter, reveals one tiny pea to an astonished customer, and then both actors bow.

Etymology

The comic-performance sense continues an older use for light satire or lampoon, itself preceded by “a satirical remark.” The word’s deeper ancestry is uncertain.

In context

Forrest Hanson41:27

an old radio skit involving this character, Jack Benny, who played the role of being a very stingy, miserly character. And so on radio, they would create a situation where he's about to be robbed by an armed robber.

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More examples

Our class writes a skit for the talent show.
Their five-minute skit makes fun of office meetings.
The comedy troupe performs three skits before intermission.

Forms

skit · skits

Similar words

sketch: Often interchangeable, but can also name a serious short dramatic scene.
parody: Specifically imitates a recognizable style or work for comic effect.