Sentence examples for a comic bit from inspiring English sources
Whereas the Wooster Group sometimes engaged in a vaudevillian style, when Ari Fliakos performed a comic bit in rehearsal, Mr. Maxwell's note was telling: "Don't sell it".
And he was fired from the BBC after leaving raunchy messages on the voice mail of a 78-year-old actor, a comic bit that even his country's then-prime minister felt compelled to denounce.
Camera crews milked George Clooney for all he was worth, repeatedly cutting to him sitting glumly in the audience, a comic bit that appeared to be planned in advance.
James Corden, the host of "The Late Late Show" and new host of the Grammys, made quite an entrance, falling down a flight of stairs on the stage after a comic bit revolving around technical difficulties involving a hydraulic lift.
And the collaborative nature of animation means that jokes can be tweaked and retweaked; each time someone touches a comic bit with a line, a way of walking, a nuance of voice, the comedy rings harder.
Triumph's gag may be one of the best parts of Ms. Griffin's show, and Rosie O'Donnell, who throws Ms. Griffin a comic bit in one of her stories, also contributes.
To promote his show, which will appear at 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Mr. Lopez offered clips of a prospective program, with guests like Eva Longoria Parker, as well as a taped comic bit between him and Barack Obama.
A few comic bits elicit laughs, including a scene where the group watches what appears to be a slide show of someone giving birth.
In another comic bit, a prissy rent collector is outwitted by tenants who initially welcome him as a distributor of welfare checks, then change their tune when he hands them a bill.
Then, in a somewhat awkward pre-arranged comic bit, late-night rival Jimmy Fallon hijacked Colbert's acceptance speech for his "Colbert Report" win.
Bob Bryan made like Bob Hope and entertained the crowd with a couple of comic bits, heading a ball over the net after flubbing one shot and hugging a line judge after missing another.
