sight gag
noun
: a comic bit or episode whose effect is produced by pantomime or camera shot rather than by words
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Levinson’s twisty, almost noir tone (Dutch angles and murderous drifters abound) makes the litany of sight gags on display twice as funny.
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Bits of dialog are typed out; sight gags are turned into GIFs.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 11 May 2020
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
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Bits of dialog are typed out; sight gags are turned into GIFs.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 11 May 2020
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
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“Sight gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20gag. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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