stand-up comedian
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This is what a man on the other end of the phone told Ankita Shrivastav, a stand-up comedian based in Mumbai city, one afternoon in October 2024.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
It’s why Bargatze drew more people and made more money on the road than any other stand-up comedian for the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
She took in maximum contributions from stand-up comedian Adam Conover as well as musician Joanna Newsom, the wife of Andy Samberg.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Ukraine's newly installed defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov waltzed on stage like a stand-up comedian to take the mic in front of journalists in Kyiv as a sleek slideshow zoomed across a map of the country.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
“Maybe when I grow up I could be like a stand-up comedian, and just get onstage and make those noises.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
