In Comedy, What's the Difference Between a Sketch and a Skit?

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@Miller

This may be the first time in history the words “bright spot” and “Joe Piscopo” were used in the same sentence.

I blame the follow spot operator.

[AlsoNamedBort]

@RickJay

Tina Fey worships Lorne Michaels and would agree with anything he said.

You’re thinking of 30 Rock, Studio 60 is Aaron Sorkin.

[GuanoLad]

I generally think of them as being the same, but if I was forced to define, this seems a reasonable distinction to me:

@Thudlow_Boink

From Wikipedia (FWIW):

“More serious sketch comedians differentiate their art from that of the skit, maintaining that skits tend to be a (single) dramatized joke, while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation.”