In the dressing room, a gag or short comical sketch would occur before the opening theme song.

The name of the ensemble refers to a droll, a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England.

His antics were first brought to the attention of a wider public in October 1863, when he became the subject of a comical sketch at a local concert.

The dinner includes of course a meal, the Madrigal Concert, and a few comical sketches all based around a Renaissance like atmosphere.

The big credit card company where Mr. Wayans's Johnny Stewart accidentally lands a job is loaded with comical, stereotypical sketches of various climbers.

Together they founded the General Nonsense Theater Company, a satirical ensemble for which the two wrote, staged and starred in subversive comical sketches.

Franciscus Henri appeared in the show as a regular, both as himself presenting musical segments and as "Professor Henri" in comical sketches.

A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England.

It is understood that there are a number of recordings with his comical sketches.

For the short comical sketch from the 17-th century, see Droll.