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The 46 pages that link to Sketch comedy, each with the reason it gives.

• Saturday Night LiveNarrower topic: Most episodes are assembled from short comic scenes rather than one continuous story.

• Variety showRelated: Short sketches are a common comic act within a variety show.

• Improvisational comedyCompared with: Sketches may be developed through improv, but their final performances use fixed scripts.

• Radio comedyRelated: Sketches are a common radio format, though radio comedy also includes serials and sitcoms.

• Monty PythonNarrower topic: The troupe used sketches as its basic unit, while freely breaking their usual boundaries.

• Second CityRelated: Sketches are the polished units assembled into Second City revues.

• SitcomCompared with: Unlike sitcoms, sketch shows generally do not depend on one continuing cast of characters and setting.

• Television comedyBroader topic: Sketch shows replace sustained plots with a sequence of distinct comic premises.

• Late-night talk showRelated: Many shows use recurring characters and short sketches alongside interviews.

• Multi-camera sitcomRelated: It can share studio audiences and live timing while using a different episode structure.

• Comedy albumNarrower topic: Albums can collect sketches whose characters and scenes rely on voices and dialogue.

• Double actRelated: A double act can anchor a sketch, but sketch comedy is a format rather than a partnership.

• Single-camera sitcomCompared with: Its separate comic pieces contrast with the recurring characters and situations of sitcoms.

• British sitcomCompared with: Sketch shows share performers and comic traditions with sitcoms but use a different structure.

• The Carol Burnett ShowRelated: Short sketches supplied the show’s central comic structure.

• The Muppet ShowRelated: Individual Muppet sketches give the program comic variety between musical acts.

• Terry JonesNarrower topic: Python’s rapid shifts between sketches shaped Jones’s television writing and comic performances.

• The National Lampoon Radio HourNarrower topic: The program organized much of its satire into brief sketches suited to radio.

• Monty Python and the Holy GrailRelated: The episodic quest lets the film connect comic set pieces without a conventional plot.

• Women in comedyBroader topic: Writing rooms and casts determine which characters and comic viewpoints reach the stage or screen.

• American comedyBroader topic: Its compact scenes suit both live revues and American television programs.

• Cambridge FootlightsNarrower topic: Footlights revues commonly assemble comedy from multiple sketches.

• Situation comedy in the United StatesCompared with: Unlike sitcoms, sketch programs generally do not depend on recurring fictional characters and situations.

• Surreal humorRelated: A sketch can establish an impossible premise and escalate it before explanation becomes necessary.

• British television comedyRelated: Sketch shows let British comedians shift rapidly between characters, settings, and comic styles.

• Michael PalinRelated: Palin’s Python work relied on sketches that shifted abruptly between characters and ideas.

• Sid CaesarNarrower topic: Caesar’s programs used sketches to move between parodies, character pieces, and topical humor.

• American television sitcomCompared with: Unlike a sitcom, it need not sustain recurring characters or a continuous fictional world.

• Eric IdleNarrower topic: Idle’s Python writing grew from sketches that could break sharply from conventional punchlines.

• 30 RockNarrower topic: The fictional program at the center of 30 Rock is a sketch-comedy show.

• Amy PoehlerRelated: Saturday Night Live gave Poehler a platform for rapid character changes and recurring sketches.

• Amy SchumerNarrower topic: Her television work uses brief scenes to satirize sex, gender, and celebrity.

• Benny HillNarrower topic: Hill’s programme used sketches as its basic unit, alongside songs and extended chases.

• Harvey KormanNarrower topic: Korman's television legacy rests chiefly on recurring sketch performances.

• Hugh LaurieNarrower topic: Its rapid character changes and verbal play shaped Laurie’s early work with Fry.

• Catherine O'HaraNarrower topic: The format gave O'Hara an early platform for creating and performing memorable characters.

• Kapil SharmaRelated: Recurring characters and staged scenes form a major part of Sharma’s television comedy.

• Ronnie CorbettNarrower topic: The Two Ronnies built its episodes from sketches alongside songs and recurring features.

• SmoshNarrower topic: Short sketches became Smosh’s defining video format.

• The Benny Hill ShowNarrower topic: Sketches supplied the show’s basic units between songs and physical routines.

• Anne KansiimeNarrower topic: This format is central to Kansiime’s best-known performances.

• Eugenio DerbezRelated: His television career grew from sketch-based shows and comic personas.

• Germán GarmendiaRelated: Many HolaSoyGerman videos use quick character-based comic scenes.

• James CordenRelated: Corden began his television career in British sketch and comedy programs.

• Ryan HigaNarrower topic: Higa’s videos use compact comic premises and recurring character types.

• Stiller and MearaNarrower topic: Many Stiller and Meara routines worked as compact character sketches.