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sight gag

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sight gag
n.
A comic bit or effect that depends on sight rather than words.
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Noun1.sight gag - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)sight gag - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
visual joke
gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
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One of the funniest comedy films of the 80s still stands up to repeated viewings thanks to the glut of sight gags going on behind the principal players.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (Film4, 11.10pm) by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
With acres and acres of sight gags in this locale, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is a relentless migraine of action, special effects, and hit-or-really-miss humor that ups the antics on the franchise but diminishes the returns.
GAG ME WITH A VELVET ROPE by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Fans of the original will enjoy more of the same inspired combination of slick dialogue and sight gags.
Friday: FILMS OF THE DAY by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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