Comedian

A comedian (also comedienne, female) is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting the fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy.

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A comedian who stands and addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedian.

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Since the mid-1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative comedy, has been gaining popularity and delighting audiences with its offbeat style. This normally involves more experiential, or observational, reporting to get a laugh.

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Joke: A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. A practical joke differs in that the humour is not verbal, but mainly visual (e.g. putting a custard pie in somebody's face)....

Slapstick: :This article is about comedic slapstick. For the science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut, see Slapstick (book). For the percussion instrument, see whip (instrument)....

Prop comedy: Prop comedy is a comedy genre that makes use of humorous objects, or conventional objects used in humorous ways. The stage and film term "prop", an abbreviation of "property", refers to any object handled by an actor in the course of a performance. Although some form of prop comedy has likely existe...

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