comedians

noun

plural of comedian
as in entertainers
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs

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Recent Examples of comedians Though even that sentiment feels about five years out of date — a single un-PC joke doesn’t exactly end careers anymore, as several edge-lord comedians like Dave Chappelle can attest. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 The Comedy industry is ever-changing and the historic mechanisms that once anointed comedians no longer exists. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Tacarra Williams is one of the most genuinely likable comedians out right now. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 He’ll be joined by comedians Jon Stewart, Josh Johnson, and Hasan Minhaj, along with musical acts the Resilient, and Alex Warren. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 Consistently registering in recent years as one of the top 10 grossing stand-up comedians in the world, Koy’s other Netflix specials include Live from the Los Angeles Forum, Comin’ in Hot and Live from Seattle. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 The duo interviews a range of guests, from psychologists to comedians, like Bennett’s brother, Nick Kroll. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The restaurant was a favorite haunt of comedians, like Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Jackie Mason, and a place for up-and-coming comics to try out their jokes. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 The club hosts nationally known comedians and up-and-coming performers. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedians
  1. wits
  2. jokers
  3. humorists
  4. funnymen
  5. jokesters
Noun
  • Simmons will get a chance to match offensive wits with the QB that took over his role.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Homer’s Odysseus survives on his wits as much as force of arms.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of wits
Noun
  • The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of jokers
Noun
  • An isolated patient can find medical influencers, therapist creators, or medical humorists who translate the opaque language of healthcare into something human, tailored, and easier to understand.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • By 1980, most newspapers had humorists as well as analysts on their editorial or op-ed pages, and some, especially smaller ones that did not have separate business or lifestyle sections, ran advice columns on business and other topics there.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of humorists
Noun
  • Fellow Hollywood Bowl funnymen will include Shane Gillis, John Mulaney and Marcello Hernández.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of funnymen
Noun
  • There are Jewish jokes and Jewish jokesters and Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters.
    — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of jokesters

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“Comedians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedians. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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