sketch

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And the sketches have been done in other sketch shows onstage, live.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The technique involves attaching an original sketch to an adhesive backing, cutting it out, strategically sprinkling sand on the desired areas, then removing any misplaced grains one by one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But in many ways “SNL U.K.” is starting from scratch in a land with a different history of sketch comedy, and where audiences generally don’t know “SNL” beyond its greatest hits and biggest former stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

With a sketch about a quavery Prime Minister Keir Starmer working up the nerve to call Donald Trump, they christened “Saturday Night Live U.K.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He tried to sketch the streets of Lisbon, but he couldn’t get the effect he wanted on flat paper.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham