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n. (person) | 1. comedian, comic | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. |
| ~ merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. |
| ~ comedienne | a female comedian. |
| ~ gagman, standup comedian | a comedian who uses gags. |
| ~ joker, jokester | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes. |
| ~ performer, performing artist | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. |
| ~ top banana | the leading comedian in a burlesque show. |
| ~ benjamin kubelsky, jack benny, benny | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974). |
| ~ burns, george burns, nathan birnbaum | United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996). |
| ~ sid caesar, sidney caesar, caesar | United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922). |
| ~ chaplin, charlie chaplin, sir charles spencer chaplin | English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977). |
| ~ durante, jimmy durante | United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980). |
| ~ fields, w. c. fields, william claude dukenfield | United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946). |
| ~ hardy, oliver hardy | United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957). |
| ~ alfred hawthorne, benny hill, hill | risque English comedian (1925-1992). |
| ~ bob hope, leslie townes hope, hope | United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003). |
| ~ buster keaton, joseph francis keaton, keaton | United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966). |
| ~ harry lauder, lauder, sir harry maclennan lauder | Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950). |
| ~ arthur stanley jefferson laurel, stan laurel, laurel | United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965). |
| ~ steve martin, martin | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945). |
| ~ groucho, julius marx, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977). |
| ~ chico, leonard marx, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961). |
| ~ arthur marx, harpo, marx | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964). |
| ~ herbert marx, marx, zeppo | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979). |
| ~ dudley moore, dudley stuart john moore, moore | English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935). |
adj. | 2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible | arousing or provoking laughter.; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics" |
| ~ humorous, humourous | full of or characterized by humor.; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" |
adj. (pertain) | 3. comic | of or relating to or characteristic of comedy.; "comic hero" |
| ~ drama | the literary genre of works intended for the theater. |
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