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 His astute stand-up and withering, spot-on insights into race, relationships and celebrity have influenced countless comedians and writers. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative. — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Dennis and Rosa encounter all sorts of people, from feuding Take That tribute bands to Irish bachelorettes, comedians and bingo enthusiasts. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 DuVernay clearly wants to reach as broad an audience as possible, incorporating conservatives alongside progressive advocates, politicians, historians, attorneys, comedians and political influencers. — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 On October 7, after dozens of comedians posted videos about this crisis to social media, including big names like Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, and Sam Morril, Maniscalco finally issued a response. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Its 2,500-plus episodes have featured two- to three-hour interviews with a range of actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, authors and more. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 On Monday, hundreds of professional stand-up comedians flooded Instagram and TikTok with front-facing videos outlining an issue in the comedy community that had been brewing for months. — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 But while many comedians go on to have wildly lucrative careers, that doesn’t seem to be Earthquake’s priority — making people laugh is. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

When his inquiry leads directly to a ruthless corporate chairman played by Tony Leung Ka-fai, the two seasoned operators become locked in a battle of wits.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
That’s a lot of inexperience for a staff trying to match wits with Mike Vrabel and one of the NFL’s deepest coaching rosters, even if Josh Allen remains the best player in the league.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of wits

Noun

The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 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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