Thesaurus results for COMEDIANS

comedians

noun

plural of comedian

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 Kansas City artists, comedians, entrepreneurs and other figures from the city’s nightlife scene filtered through the business, including people who had shared stages, studios and social spaces with McGee. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 From Mike Birbiglia as a farcical cop to a bouncer at a Greenpoint club played by Ziwe, New York comedians abound. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 Dozens more comedians will perform at nine venues across the city. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The special season swaps undiscovered talent for a wide range of celebrities – actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians, and reality television stars. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Since Steve and Nancy are both comedians and actors, they were also destined to share the screen. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Related Stories The lure of working in Lucy’s hometown has been strong for A-list comedians for decades, as the comedy festival predated the launch of the center. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 As a college dropout working at an ad agency in the ’70s, Hughes wrote jokes for comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, and began contributing to National Lampoon. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 For the select list of comedians who have sold out the place, filling the arena is considered a pinnacle of achievement. — Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Homer’s Odysseus survives on his wits as much as force of arms.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
As always, when using modern-era AI, keep your eyes open and your wits about you.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of wits

Noun

Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of jokers

Noun

An isolated patient can find medical influencers, therapist creators, or medical humorists who translate the opaque language of healthcare into something human, tailored, and easier to understand.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
By 1980, most newspapers had humorists as well as analysts on their editorial or op-ed pages, and some, especially smaller ones that did not have separate business or lifestyle sections, ran advice columns on business and other topics there.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of humorists

Noun

Fellow Hollywood Bowl funnymen will include Shane Gillis, John Mulaney and Marcello Hernández.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 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

Definition of funnymen

Noun

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
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

Definition of jokesters

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