Thesaurus results for COMEDIENNE

comedienne

noun

Definition of comedienne

as in comedian

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Recent Examples of comedienne Dan grew up with O'Hara, as his father and the comedienne began a fruitful creative collaboration shortly after meeting each other at Toronto's Second City Theater in the 1970s. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026 The relationship between legendary comedienne Deborah Vance and millennial writer Ava Daniels has gone through ups, downs, fantastic successes, and nightmarish lawsuits. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026 Pop singer comedienne Sabrina Carpenter is the guest star, a most appropriate choice. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Laugh-In comedienne Ruth Buzzi died at age 88 on May 1 at her home in Texas. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comedienne

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The phone-comedy discussion followed a scene in which Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, the proudly embittered struggling comedians played by Klausner and Eichner, confront an up-and-coming digital creator.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Directed by comedian Jeremiah Watkins, who produced alongside Miles Williams, the special was filmed at The Alex Theater in Assadourian’s hometown of Glendale, CA.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of comedian

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He was known to be a jokester in the locker room, jovial but also smart enough to have played almost all five starting roles on an offensive line.

— PJ Green August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Like most kids, her son was a jokester and always aiming to get on her nerves.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jokester

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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.

— Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026
There's the aforementioned spinoff — which aired on NBC after debuting on Peacock — and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the great new comedy in which Tracy Morgan plays a buffoon who isn't that dissimilar from Michael Scott.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Definition of buffoon

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