comedian

/kə'mi:djən/

Thân thiện

A comedian stands on stage telling jokes to a laughing audience.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A performer who tells jokes and acts in a comical way to entertain an audience: A person whose profession is to make people laugh, typically through stand-up comedy, sketches, or humorous acting.
   • An actor in a comedy: A performer who acts in comic plays, films, or television shows.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The comedian had the entire audience laughing with his witty observations about everyday life.
  • She is a talented comedian who writes and performs her own material.
  • In the classic play, the comedian played the role of the foolish servant.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• The term can sometimes be used informally to describe someone who is habitually funny or who acts in a silly manner, not necessarily as a profession.
  • My uncle is a real comedian at family gatherings.
• It can carry a slightly different connotation from "comic" or "comedy actor," often emphasizing the performance of live, joke-based humor.

Variants and Related Words

• Comedienne (noun, dated): A female comedian. (Note: "Comedian" is now generally used for all genders.)
• Comic (noun): A performer in or writer of comedy; often used interchangeably with "comedian," but can also refer to a person who tells jokes in a non-professional context or to a comic strip.
• Comedy (noun): A genre of entertainment intended to be humorous; the work performed by a comedian.

Synonyms

• Comic: A performer who makes people laugh.
• Joker: A person who habitually plays jokes or acts comically.
• Wit: A person skilled at making clever and funny remarks.
• Stand-up: A comedian who performs alone, telling jokes directly to an audience.

Idioms and Phrases

• A stand-up comedian: A comedian who performs solo, typically telling a series of jokes or humorous stories while standing on a stage.
  • He started his career as a stand-up comedian in small clubs.
• To play the comedian: To act in a deliberately funny or silly way.
  • Stop playing the comedian and be serious for a moment.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an actor in a comedy
2. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Từ đồng nghĩa

• comic