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
Instead, the comedians have to develop their impromptu sets based on prompts given to them and audience interactions.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 June 2026
The event will feature Jordanian musicians, comedians, dance and food as well as a watch party for Monday’s match.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The High Museum of Art is also hosting a Juneteenth event for visitors to tour the art galleries, make art of their own, listen to stories and poetry, laugh with comedians and dance during a Tambor Party.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The show was canceled that year, after Mencia was accused of stealing material from other comedians.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Suiting up in shades of tan, the comedians referenced a controversial look previously worn by President Barack Obama.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
An offshoot of the popular podcast that actor-comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang have hosted since 2016, the award show aims to celebrate the year’s biggest pop culture moments and plays like a fever dream more dazzling and deliciously random than a late-night scroll session on TikTok.
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Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The two comedians first met as each was hired to the cast of Nickelodeon's All That in 1994.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
McAfee, who was hosting the alternate broadcast NBA Finals All‑Access With the Pat McAfee Show, asked the comedians.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 June 2026
The event will feature Jordanian musicians, comedians, dance and food as well as a watch party for Monday’s match.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The High Museum of Art is also hosting a Juneteenth event for visitors to tour the art galleries, make art of their own, listen to stories and poetry, laugh with comedians and dance during a Tambor Party.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
The show was canceled that year, after Mencia was accused of stealing material from other comedians.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Suiting up in shades of tan, the comedians referenced a controversial look previously worn by President Barack Obama.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
An offshoot of the popular podcast that actor-comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang have hosted since 2016, the award show aims to celebrate the year’s biggest pop culture moments and plays like a fever dream more dazzling and deliciously random than a late-night scroll session on TikTok.
—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
The two comedians first met as each was hired to the cast of Nickelodeon's All That in 1994.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
McAfee, who was hosting the alternate broadcast NBA Finals All‑Access With the Pat McAfee Show, asked the comedians.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedians
Noun
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An organization with its wits about it would read the room.
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Just keep your wits about you in late summer, when the bears are hungriest and the trails are busiest.
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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.
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
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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.
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The State Police magazine already has a crew of freelance humorists hard at work.
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Fellow Hollywood Bowl funnymen will include Shane Gillis, John Mulaney and Marcello Hernández.
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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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There are Jewish jokes and Jewish jokesters and Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters.
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Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes.
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“Comedians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedians. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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