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A joke with a runtime, betting everything on the next thirty seconds.
means A short, silly comic sketch that pokes fun at something through brief performance rather than explanation.
from Skit surfaces in the 1700s meaning a sharp, teasing remark or lampoon, likely related to the Scandinavian 'skjuta' (to shoot), which also gives us 'shoot' and 'shot' — the sense being a quick verbal jab, something fired off rather than built up. It drifted from mocking words to mocking performances, landing on the stage-ready meaning we use now: comedy short enough to still be a shot, not a siege.
- origin
- from skittish, meaning flighty or fickle
- snl rule
- if it's not working by minute three, cut to commercial
- church use
- also means a short morality play, no laughs required
- golden ratio
- best skits end right when you want more