Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick) or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedian.

A popular saying, variously quoted but generally attributed to Ed Wynn, is, "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny", which draws a distinction between how much of the comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona.

Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative c
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Comedian Gone Wrong
Bossypants
Comedian Gone Wrong 2
Yes Please
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
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Actors and Comedians
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Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
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Books by Comics
195 books — 219 voters

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Books Are Entertainment Too!
7 books — 1 voter
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Demetri Martin
I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that's when I realized that a spatula is a lot like a fly swatter. And a crushed fly is a lot like a blueberry. And a roommate is a lot like a fly eater. ...more
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Craig Ferguson
I don’t think being a comedian gives you any fucking insight into what makes people laugh.
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