comedian
noun
co·me·di·an
kə-ˈmē-dē-ən 
1
2
: a comical individual
specifically
: a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing
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You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian.
struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
The actor and comedian has donated more than $200,000 to support vulnerable households through his work with the Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Daws started his career as a stand-up comedian before picking up a camera and setting off to Liberia to document the war there.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
Early in his eclectic career, Daws was a stand-up comedian and a war zone cameraman, initially taking a camera to a Liberia off his own back and selling the footage to Channel 4.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedian. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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comedian
noun
co·me·di·an
kə-ˈmēd-ē-ən
1
: an actor who plays in comedy
2
: a comical individual
especially
: a humorous professional entertainer
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