A Schtick or shtick is a Yiddish expression which refers to a comic theme.
The term is best explained by giving examples:
Famous Comedians And Their Schticks
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Jack Benny's character on his radio program was notoriously both stingy and a bad violin player. In real life, Benny was known as an expert violinist and lavish tipper.
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Johnny Carson's schticks include Carnac the Magnificent, an Indian fortune teller who could give divine answers to questions sealed in envelopes and kept in a mayonnaise jar on the front porch of Funk & Wagnalls since earlier that afternoon.
See also: gimmick
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