comedienne

I did an awful lot of musical theater, mostly the comedienne route.

Playing a liberated lab assistant with a German accent, Garr proved she was “a splendid comedienne,” The Times’ review said.

By the end of fourth grade, Garr’s comic timing was so apparent that her teacher handed her a note that said, “Someday you will be a great comedienne,” she recalled in her autobiography.

Donald Trump is referencing comedienne Kathy Griffin who, several years ago, shared an image of herself holding his severed head.

That Benanti is a terrific all-around comedienne won’t surprise those who have seen, say, the musical “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” her impersonation of Melania Trump on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” or videos like the one in which she reimagined the obsessive Fosca from Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion” as a Times Square mascot.