as in entertainers
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 comedians
Former Premier League players Troy Deeney and Ashley Williams have been guests in previous weeks, as well as comedians such as Katherine Ryan and Ellie Taylor.
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The British comedy world has been waiting with bated breath for the cast, which came Tuesday featuring 11 of the UK’s best and brightest comedians.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The relatively unknown cast is mostly made up of British stand-up comedians, with a couple of TikTok stars and TV/stage performers.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
As one of the greatest comedians of all-time, Dick Gregory left a greater impression on the world around him due to his activism.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
The comedians guest-starred together on multiple episodes of the sketch series, which also featured O'Hara's SCTV colleague Dave Thomas as one of its only regular cast members.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But those three comedians sound practically like Rakim or Eminem next to the vast majority of 1980s Chicago Bears players, who were also forced to do a line dance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The no-frills series put singers, comedians, dancers and other performers head-to-head and helped launch future stars like Britney Spears long before viral auditions and fan voting.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The British comedy world has been waiting with bated breath for the cast, which came Tuesday featuring 11 of the UK’s best and brightest comedians.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The relatively unknown cast is mostly made up of British stand-up comedians, with a couple of TikTok stars and TV/stage performers.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
As one of the greatest comedians of all-time, Dick Gregory left a greater impression on the world around him due to his activism.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
The comedians guest-starred together on multiple episodes of the sketch series, which also featured O'Hara's SCTV colleague Dave Thomas as one of its only regular cast members.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But those three comedians sound practically like Rakim or Eminem next to the vast majority of 1980s Chicago Bears players, who were also forced to do a line dance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The no-frills series put singers, comedians, dancers and other performers head-to-head and helped launch future stars like Britney Spears long before viral auditions and fan voting.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedians
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Despite her efforts to avoid it, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates and must use her wits and imagination to gather the ingredients.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Keep your wits about you today, for your own sake.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The State Police magazine already has a crew of freelance humorists hard at work.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Critics are waxing nostalgic for the edgy and outrageous comments of social critic humorists such as Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, George Carlin, and Don Imus, forgetting that none of those figures were ever the host of a broadcast network TV show.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The participation of big-name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Carr, has provoked criticism from fellow comedians, including Marc Maron, Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias, as well as human rights groups and other commentators.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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