cold open
nounEtymology From cold (“completely unprepared; without introduction”) + open.
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Broadcasting, Media, Television An opening segment shown before the opening credits.
- The best way to find out how the series you're writing for uses teasers or cold opens is to get your hands on a script.2004, James Mendrinos, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing:
- Colin Jost and Michael Che cover the same ground as the cold open, reporting on Trump’s clown car cabinet picks […].2024 November 17, Zach Vasquez, “Saturday Night Live: Charli xcx has fun in otherwise middle of the road episode”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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