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Definition of comedian in English: comediannoun kəˈmiːdɪənkəˈmidiən 1An entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh. they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes Example sentencesExamples - Watching the way comedians dealt with difficult audiences was particularly enlightening.
- He may be the last great comedian that anyone will even remember after turning age 100.
- As always at a comedy gig, the comedians on stage faced an uphill challenge overcoming the comedians in the audience.
- The performance featured comedians paying tribute to Goldberg for her contribution to comedy.
- I'm not blue - there are plenty of comedians who do that.
- The 5.1 mix on this disc is better than expected - there were times where I felt I was really in the audience watching the comedians on stage.
- Tip to aspiring comedians: keeping it clean is not as easy as it sounds.
- None of the truly great comedians are funny when you meet them in real life.
- The radio personalities and vaudeville comedians brought their heightened creativity to the medium and it finally gained a wide audience.
- About a decade ago, I was asked to appear on a comedy special which featured political comedians.
- His marriages and divorces were fodder for newspaper tabloids and late - night TV comedians.
- While he considers himself first and foremost a stand-up comedian, his television career is on quite a roll.
- I'm sure that fans of the comedian's live routine will be more than happy to own this disc.
- We both enjoyed the live performance of these gifted comedians immensely as we both love live theatre and comedy performances.
- For those who remain in ignorance, he was the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
- The night also featured a comedian, and a three-course dinner for club sponsors.
- At 16, she rebelled against her parents and aspired to become a comedian.
- Being an unfunny comedian sounds like a kind of personal hell - public rejection and humiliation nightly.
- A lot of the way I survived as a stand-up comedian was writing jokes for other comedians.
- I think at his peak, he was the funniest stand-up comedian ever.
Synonyms comic, funny man, funny woman, comedienne, comedy actor/actress, humorist, gagster, stand-up North American tummler French farceur - 1.1 A comic actor or playwright.
Example sentencesExamples - This was a shining example of teamwork, in which three great comedians combined to create an amusing and cohesive whole to a diverse and difficult play.
- He doesn't take for granted the skills required to be a comedian or comic actor of quality.
- He saw himself as a dashing romantic figure and was mortified to find himself seen as a slapstick comedian.
- Hire noted comedians and physical actors for the lead roles, provide the straight man, and start firing.
- Why isn't the greatest comedian considered a better actor than a mediocre drama queen?
- But unless you have a real group of gifted actors / comedians to turn the material into magic, all you have are precise words.
- 1.2ironic A person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining.
he's a real comedian, this fellow Example sentencesExamples - Aside from having total mastery over all things pointless, he's also a real cut-up of a comedian!
- The cruise took around one hour and was a narrated trip; it turned out that the guy doing the narration was a bit of a comedian so it was pretty amusing.
- Others become comedians or " party animals " so that people will like them.
Synonyms joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester prankster, clown, fool, buffoon informal laugh, hoot, case, character, one informal, dated card, caution, sketch, yell Australian/New Zealand informal hard case
Origin Late 16th century (denoting a comic playwright): from French comédien, from Old French comedie (see comedy). The sense 'entertainer' dates from the late 19th century. Rhymes Archimedean, epicedian, median, tragedian Definition of comedian in US English: comediannounkəˈmidiənkəˈmēdēən 1An entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh. they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes Example sentencesExamples - The radio personalities and vaudeville comedians brought their heightened creativity to the medium and it finally gained a wide audience.
- Watching the way comedians dealt with difficult audiences was particularly enlightening.
- About a decade ago, I was asked to appear on a comedy special which featured political comedians.
- At 16, she rebelled against her parents and aspired to become a comedian.
- Tip to aspiring comedians: keeping it clean is not as easy as it sounds.
- I'm not blue - there are plenty of comedians who do that.
- A lot of the way I survived as a stand-up comedian was writing jokes for other comedians.
- The performance featured comedians paying tribute to Goldberg for her contribution to comedy.
- The night also featured a comedian, and a three-course dinner for club sponsors.
- None of the truly great comedians are funny when you meet them in real life.
- I think at his peak, he was the funniest stand-up comedian ever.
- As always at a comedy gig, the comedians on stage faced an uphill challenge overcoming the comedians in the audience.
- We both enjoyed the live performance of these gifted comedians immensely as we both love live theatre and comedy performances.
- The 5.1 mix on this disc is better than expected - there were times where I felt I was really in the audience watching the comedians on stage.
- He may be the last great comedian that anyone will even remember after turning age 100.
- His marriages and divorces were fodder for newspaper tabloids and late - night TV comedians.
- While he considers himself first and foremost a stand-up comedian, his television career is on quite a roll.
- Being an unfunny comedian sounds like a kind of personal hell - public rejection and humiliation nightly.
- For those who remain in ignorance, he was the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
- I'm sure that fans of the comedian's live routine will be more than happy to own this disc.
Synonyms comic, funny man, funny woman, comedienne, comedy actor, comedy actress, humorist, gagster, stand-up - 1.1 A comic actor.
Example sentencesExamples - Hire noted comedians and physical actors for the lead roles, provide the straight man, and start firing.
- He saw himself as a dashing romantic figure and was mortified to find himself seen as a slapstick comedian.
- This was a shining example of teamwork, in which three great comedians combined to create an amusing and cohesive whole to a diverse and difficult play.
- But unless you have a real group of gifted actors / comedians to turn the material into magic, all you have are precise words.
- Why isn't the greatest comedian considered a better actor than a mediocre drama queen?
- He doesn't take for granted the skills required to be a comedian or comic actor of quality.
- 1.2ironic An amusing or entertaining person.
he's a real comedian, this fellow Example sentencesExamples - Others become comedians or " party animals " so that people will like them.
- Aside from having total mastery over all things pointless, he's also a real cut-up of a comedian!
- The cruise took around one hour and was a narrated trip; it turned out that the guy doing the narration was a bit of a comedian so it was pretty amusing.
Synonyms joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester
Origin Late 16th century (denoting a comic playwright): from French comédien, from Old French comedie (see comedy). The sense ‘entertainer’ dates from the late 19th century. |