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Recent Examples of comedienne
The Daily Show comedienne was also asked to weigh in on the state of late night, especially given how The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run next year.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
On the set of Palm Royale, Friedberg got to meet one of her heros, the legendary comedienne Carol Burnett, one of the stars of the series.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Like other contemporary comediennes of chaos and discomfort (Gerwig, Lena Dunham, Ilana Glazer, Jenny Slate), Victor shows us a woman who uses humor to dodge and deflect — to avoid tangling with life’s trickier moments and tougher realities.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Wanda Clark, who served as Lucille Ball’s devoted secretary for 26 years until the famed comedienne’s death in 1999, died Sunday in Langley, Oklahoma.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
On the set of Palm Royale, Friedberg got to meet one of her heros, the legendary comedienne Carol Burnett, one of the stars of the series.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Like other contemporary comediennes of chaos and discomfort (Gerwig, Lena Dunham, Ilana Glazer, Jenny Slate), Victor shows us a woman who uses humor to dodge and deflect — to avoid tangling with life’s trickier moments and tougher realities.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Wanda Clark, who served as Lucille Ball’s devoted secretary for 26 years until the famed comedienne’s death in 1999, died Sunday in Langley, Oklahoma.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedienne
Noun
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Alexander has certainly proven his comedic chops already, but his image is not that of a comedian.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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As one of the greatest comedians of all-time, Dick Gregory left a greater impression on the world around him due to his activism.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her All’s Fair costar Nash-Betts describes Taylor as serious about her craft but quite the jokester off set.—
Lindsey Underwood,
Vanity Fair,
13 Jan. 2026
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The 17-year-old boy killed on a Queens street was remembered Saturday as a happy jokester.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The movie is like a version of Waiting for Guffman (1996) in which the Christopher Guest character was not a buffoon but an earnest striver with grit and (significant) talent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Johnson delights in playing the role of lovable buffoon in the locker room, but his goofiness has purpose.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Comedienne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedienne. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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