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squibs

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plural of squib

as in comedies

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At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
The show was one of just two comedies that NBC picked up for the 2026-2027 broadcast season.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of comedies

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Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Did celebrated Italian auteur Nanni Moretti, known at home and abroad for his leftist political satires and introspective human comedies, just make his first straight-up soap opera?

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of satires

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Both coaches were asked about the value of a full 40-minute exhibition to open the season rather than the old Late Night format of skits, music, scoreboard videos and a short 10- to 20-minute intrasquad scrimmage.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Comedian, actor, and writer Nash draws in millions of views across social platforms with sharp humor and relatable characters in viral sketch comedy skits.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of skits

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With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.

— Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of farces

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