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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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Noun

But while many comedians go on to have wildly lucrative careers, that doesn’t seem to be Earthquake’s priority — making people laugh is.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Anyone with a console can watch it, which enticed the comedian.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of comedian

Noun

Daddy Pig Daddy Pig is the father of Peppa, George, and Evie, and a bit of a jokester.

— Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of jokester

Noun

This buffoon thinks Trump was way out of line, writes columnist Steve Lopez.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The biggest name in tech, Elon Musk, gets the most outlandish performance from Ike Barinholtz, who plays the richest man in the world as a cartoonish buffoon who is arguably the only person in Silicon Valley more impatient than Altman.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

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