comedian

Through the Yay Foundation, the former comedian has helped hundreds of people struggling with some form of mental health own their stories with stand-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

And that’s the nice part about being a comedian, is if you do something that you’re like, maybe this wasn’t as flattering as I thought it would be, you get to make jokes about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

A flood of friends, family and followers - including her comedian father Jasper Carrott, former co-star Ricky Gervais and her Office US counterpart Jenna Fischer - left public messages of support.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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

Backstage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem one day, the comedian Dick Gregory looked at me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

I really love the fact that the title of your special is “Happy Hour,” because I think for most comedians, just getting an hour on Netflix is a happy thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

In May it emerged that hundreds of comedians had been unpaid following this year's festival, and in July an arts venue managed by the charity was repossessed due to the "non-payment of rent and insurance".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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 theater had lost its luster and its high-society audience, reduced to booking vaudeville comedians, clog dancers, and trick dogs.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock