Comedy sketches

found: Saks, S. Funny business : the craft of comedy writing, c1991:p. 39 (Sketch comedy, which is a broad situation in one scene (probably originated, as much comedy has, from burlesque) is used today mostly in variety shows and revues)

found: Wikipedia, Nov. 9, 2012(A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting. Often sketches are first improvised by the actors and written down based on the outcome of these improv sessions; however, improvisation is not necessarily involved in all sketch comedy.)

found: Pavis, Patrice. Dictionary of the theatre, ©1998(Sketch. A sketch is a short scene that presents a situation, generally a comic one, played by a small number of actors with no profound characterization or plot development, emphasizing funny and subversive moments. The term refers particularly to variety entertainment in which a character or scene is played using a humourous and satirical text, in music hall, cabaret, on television or in café theatre. It is driven mainly by a satire of contemporary life, sometimes literary (as in a parody of a well-known text or famous person), sometimes grotesque and burlesque (as on television or in the movies))

found: Taggart, Tom. For women only, 1947:t.p. (At head of title: Skits and blackouts) (OCoLC)336070

found: Dictionary.com, Nov. 21, 2022(skit: 1. a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character. 2. a short theatrical sketch or act, usually comical. 3. a gibe or taunt. 4. British Dialect. a joke or prank)

found: Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Nov. 21, 2022(skit 1: a jeering or satirical remark : taunt. 2 a: a satirical or humorous story or sketch. 2 b (1): a brief burlesque or comic sketch included in a dramatic performance (such as a revue). 2 b (2): a short serious dramatic piece, especially : one done by amateurs)

found: Russell, James. An evening of comedy skits, ©1997:half title (Very low budget comedy play sketches suitable for stage plays or television show special events) (OCoLC)48760315

found: Joucla, Peter. Absurd, black and comic sketches : ten duologues and five monologues for drama students, ©1991.(OCoLC)22911240

found: Coyne, J. Stirling. That affair at Finchley : a comic sketch in one act, 1967.(OCoLC)1013423029