stand-up comic
Example Sentences
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Somehow I got labeled as a stand-up comic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Nate Bargatze, the country’s top selling stand-up comic, has a grand ambition: a $350 million theme park in Nashville, Tenn.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He cut his teeth as a martial arts expert and stand-up comic before becoming an oddball character in the mid-1990s television sitcom “News Radio.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The stand-up comic and actor had two comedy specials in recent years, including, “Son I Never Had” on Netflix, where she talked about her journey with in vitro fertilization, or IVF, and “Breadwinner” on Hulu.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
I think, Being a father is like being a stand-up comic in an empty room.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
