Routine components (4)

I believe the answer is:

gags

(Other definitions for gags that I've seen before include "One-liners" , "Muzzles or jokes." , "Jokes - silences" , "Muffles with slangy jokes" , "Jokes; chokes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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