humorist

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Judith Viorst, 94, author and humorist, tackles how to age well in her latest book, offering lessons from her own life and fellow oldsters on making meaning in later life, even as much slips away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that we are living in a time where people are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians are a joke.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

The actor and humorist Nick Offerman will appear on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

It had to do with the death of Josh Billings, the great humorist.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck