comedienne

noun

co·me·di·enne kə-ˌmē-dē-ˈen

Synonyms of comedienne next

: a woman who is a comedian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Betty White, the quick-witted comedienne whose ribald humor as showcased on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland made her America’s ageless darling, has died. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2021 Maybe too much is made of Moore the comedienne. —

Rumaan Alam, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 In the season 2 premiere episode, Amy Schumer (yes, the real-life comedienne playing a dramatized version of herself) stops Oliver in the Arconia elevator to try and get the rights to it. —

Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 July 2022 Bailey is a whirling dervish of a performer who brings the timing and physicality of a seasoned comedienne to the role of Glinda. —

cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021 Midge Maisel's time as a comedienne is sadly coming to an end. —

Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2023 Carole Cook, a favorite of famed comedienne Lucille Ball who notched up a stellar resume including numerous turns on Broadway and decades-spanning appearances in popular films, died on Wednesday at the age of 98. —

Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023 The fun-loving Texan came to Hollywood at Ball’s behest and appeared on a 1959 episode of the comedienne’s Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023 In Howard Hawks’s sparkling, joyously witty musical romantic comedy from 1953, Monroe distinguished herself as not merely a blonde bombshell with a lot of studio publicity buildup but as a dynamite comedienne about to be catapulted to superstardom. —

Christina Newland, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2022 See More

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