as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
a funnyman who honed his shtick in vaudeville, Milton Berle was credited with popularizing the medium of television
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The funnyman continued to work with some of the most compelling directors of the 21st century, receiving an Oscar nomination for his textured turn in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003).
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
And so, for his final weeks, the funnyman has welcomed an assortment of friends and A-listers, from his fellow late-night hosts Kimmel, Oliver, Meyers, and Fallon, to the likes of Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and former president Barack Obama.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
15 May 2026
But the longtime funnyman is also a family man and a dad of four.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
And so, for his final weeks, the funnyman has welcomed an assortment of friends and A-listers, from his fellow late-night hosts Kimmel, Oliver, Meyers, and Fallon, to the likes of Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and former president Barack Obama.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
15 May 2026
But the longtime funnyman is also a family man and a dad of four.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnyman
comedian
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In a TikTok video shared on Monday, June 30, the comedian and podcast host, 34, spoke about getting Dysport, an injectable neurotoxin, in her masseter muscles as a TMJ treatment.
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Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
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“Funnyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnyman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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