as in comic
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs
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Recent Examples of comedian
But only now is the comedian on the road to fulfilling one of his more personal desires: becoming a dad.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 July 2025
This is in light of CBS recently pulling the plug on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on which the comedian often criticizes Trump.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
In fact, the book’s last 70 pages documents the comedian’s lifelong dedication to muscular dystrophy research.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The solo confessional theatrical performance by a comedian who’d like to be taken a little more seriously is such a popular genre these days that zoologists should probably come up with a name for the species.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 July 2025
This is in light of CBS recently pulling the plug on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on which the comedian often criticizes Trump.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
In fact, the book’s last 70 pages documents the comedian’s lifelong dedication to muscular dystrophy research.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The solo confessional theatrical performance by a comedian who’d like to be taken a little more seriously is such a popular genre these days that zoologists should probably come up with a name for the species.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedian
Noun
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The 56-page comic from publisher IDW hits comic book stores Oct. 29, and will feature stories and artwork from Kyle Strahm, Freddie E. Williams II, Baldemar Rivas, Jake Smith and Buster Moody.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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The comic kicked off the company’s 1960s revival and redefined the medium for an entire generation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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Ramos, though, has always been as much an attacking joker card as a defensive rock.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The poker player’s winning cards were an ace, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and a joker acting as a 3.—
Helena Wegner
July 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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The audience for these bands is more confusing than ever, split between the extremely online humorists and the more earnest ticket buyers, who probably never stopped loving these bands in the first place.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd (1966) $9 $17 now 47% off Radio host and humorist Jean Shepherd tended to exaggerate the tales of his childhood (as do most people), and the best ones are about Christmas in the heavily nostalgized mid-20th century.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Greater intelligence, wit, compassion, principles, and humanity enter our lives through book authors.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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For over three decades, Kym Whitley has moved through Hollywood with an unmistakable mix of warmth, wit, and work ethic.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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The legendary actor, director, comedian and producer, who turns 99 on June 28, 2025, kicked off his career in comedy by helping fellow funnyman Sid Caesar with hisYour Show of Shows.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The question was asked of the 60-year-old funnyman outside Vanity Fair’s Sunday night Oscars party.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The early stages of a comedian’s career is about finding your clown — the core of what is funny about you — and then acclimating audiences to it.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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In a surreal mix of live-action and AI imagery, the film follows a talented clown who loses her sense of self while seeking audience approval.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedian. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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