parabasis

noun, plural pa·rab·a·ses [puh–rab–uh-seez] /pəˈræb əˌsiz/.

1. (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play: usually following the agon and, in the earliest forms of comedy, serving often to end the play.

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

1. (in classical Greek comedy) an address from the chorus to the audience