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drolls

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plural of droll

as in comedians

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor the drolls of late-night TV had a field day with that senator's sexual shenanigans

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comedians

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Popular Nordic comedians Helgi and Erlend riff on these regional stereotypes, depicting their Finnish character as stoic, quiet and mentally tough.

— Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The comedians joined the magazine’s humor editor at the twenty-seventh New Yorker Festival.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

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