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Recent Examples of comedienne
Sarah Jessica Parker praises 'inspiration' Carol Burnett Legendary comedienne Burnett was in the audience, and Parker, 60, thanked her for both her artistic contributions as well as her life-changing impact on the star's family.
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Ema Sasic, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Laugh-In comedienne Ruth Buzzi died at age 88 on May 1 at her home in Texas.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The Daily Show comedienne was also asked to weigh in on the state of late night, especially given how The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run next year.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Wanda Clark, who served as Lucille Ball’s devoted secretary for 26 years until the famed comedienne’s death in 1999, died Sunday in Langley, Oklahoma.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ema Sasic, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Laugh-In comedienne Ruth Buzzi died at age 88 on May 1 at her home in Texas.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The Daily Show comedienne was also asked to weigh in on the state of late night, especially given how The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run next year.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Wanda Clark, who served as Lucille Ball’s devoted secretary for 26 years until the famed comedienne’s death in 1999, died Sunday in Langley, Oklahoma.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedienne
Noun
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The 66-year-old comedian tells PEOPLE that performing with the late actress on Whose Line Is It Anyway?—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bamford is a stand-up beloved by other performers, and her show features no small number of comedians in cameo roles.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And, of course, radio jokester and provocateur Stern.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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There are Jewish jokes and Jewish jokesters and Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters.—
Cathleen Schine,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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Playing alongside Clarence Muse, who portrays a tenant farmer, Fetchit was cast as the clichéd buffoon, lazy and happy-go-lucky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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So the Dolphins haven’t totally escaped their buffoon-like past with Ross at the helm.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Comedienne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedienne. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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