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comedian

[kuh-mee-dee-uhn] / kəˈmi di ən /


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What’s a key secret to having a successful healthy relationship with a fellow comedian?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Count Binface -- the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey -- exceeded expectations, however, taking 9,455 votes, 27 percent of the total.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The show in the Philadelphia Eagles’ stadium set a world record as the biggest ever for a solo comedian.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The man inside the bin is the comedian Jon Harvey, an Oxford graduate who has specialised in satire, writing scripts for BBC comedy shows The Thick of It and Have I Got News For You.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

But Declan’s turf is the raffish seaside town of Blackpool, home to cheeky postcards and stand-up comedians.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Gilligan said he still visited family in the area, adding he and fellow comedians performed a gig to help with fundraising to safeguard the future of Cadoxton Conservative Club in February.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

For the select list of comedians who have sold out the place, filling the arena is considered a pinnacle of achievement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

The trick is that in addition to being accomplished comedians, Mr. Segel and Ms. Weaving are also first-rate dramatic actors: Their hatred feels genuine, which only makes the jokes funnier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The crowd clapped along with the singers, laughed at the comedians, and sang folk songs and songs of the movement.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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