sight gag

noun

: a comic bit or episode whose effect is produced by pantomime or camera shot rather than by words

Examples of sight gag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Attempted quips lean more sour than clever, occasional sight gags fall flat, and the rare truly left-field idea — like a production-number fantasy for Haysbert involving dancing chorines — is too weakly executed to land. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024 Based on the titular board game, this camp classic is jam-packed with puns, sight gags, and silly antics. —

Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024 Was Joel McHale representing the sum total of Fox’s live-action programming the episode’s best sight gag? —

Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024 Best Phil sight gag: performing High School Musical in a Wildcats letterman jacket. —

Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sight gag

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