Common Elements of Zaretian Theatre

Tony Zaret's skits often employ characteristic and even experimental elements that distinguish them from other skits.

Themes
Tony Zaret's skits are overwhelmingly absurd comedies that involve stereotypical depictions of gamers, American conservatives and liberals, and various internet users. In many cases they also parody common internet video formats and the themes depicted therein.

Gaming
Many gaming celebrities are mentioned in the Tony Zaret canon, with Ninja from Fortnite and the Youtuber Markiplier appearing with the most frequency. Placeholder text

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Live actors
Most Zaretian skits feature Tony Zaret as the only cast member. Even beloved youtubers SmokaWaga and Jongulo have been revealed to be Tony Zaret.

Animated characters
Much like the live action characters, the animated characters seem to solely be voiced by Tony Zaret.

Sound
See article: Soundtrack

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Countdown timers
Tony Zaret's skits subvert the traditional dramatic notion of not hinting at the existence of surprises or twists, let alone what time they are to be revealed to the audience. Some of his videos include yellow text indicating something to appear (ex: "Jumpscare in:") appended with a digital timer counting down the minutes and seconds until said thing appears. Sometimes multiple counters appear in a single video. [analysis text]