sight gag (noun)

1. In the comedy movie, the sight gag of a character slipping on a banana peel never fails to make the audience burst into laughter.

2. The author cleverly incorporated a sight gag into the story, describing a character getting tangled up in their own shoelaces and falling flat on their face.

3. One of the most famous sight gags in mythology is the scene in which the god Zeus disguises himself as an animal and playfully startles the other gods.

4. The surrealist painting featured a sight gag with a floating piano suspended in mid-air, challenging the viewers' perception of reality.