| LC control no. | sh 85028844 |
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| Topical heading | Comedians |
| Variant(s) | Comics (Persons) Stand-up comedians |
| See also | Entertainers Clowns |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Feb. 18, 2015: Comedian (A comedian (sometimes comedienne for a female) or comic, is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comic; comics) Merriam-Webster online, Feb. 18, 2015 (comedian: a person who performs in front of an audience and makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories or by acting in a way that is funny : an actor who plays roles that make people laugh; a person who is funny or makes people laugh; comic: a person who performs in front of an audience and makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories or by acting in a funny way) |
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