comic

1. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (synset 109959604)
   is a type of: performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
   subtypes:

   • buffoon, clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
   • comedienne - a female comedian
   • gagman, standup comedian - a comedian who uses gags
   • joker, jokester - a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
   • top banana - the leading comedian in a burlesque show
   specific instances:

   • benjamin kubelsky, benny, jack benny - United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
   • burns, george burns, nathan birnbaum - United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
   • caesar, sid caesar, sidney caesar - United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
   • chaplin, charlie chaplin, sir charles spencer chaplin - English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
   • durante, jimmy durante - United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
   • fields, w. c. fields, william claude dukenfield - United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
   • hardy, oliver hardy - United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
   • alfred hawthorne, benny hill, hill - risque English comedian (1925-1992)
   • bob hope, hope, leslie townes hope - United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
   • buster keaton, joseph francis keaton, keaton - United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
   • harry lauder, lauder, sir harry maclennan lauder - Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
   • arthur stanley jefferson laurel, laurel, stan laurel - United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
   • martin, steve martin - United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
   • groucho, julius marx, marx - United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
   • chico, leonard marx, marx - United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
   • arthur marx, harpo, marx - United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
   • herbert marx, marx, zeppo - United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)
   • dudley moore, dudley stuart john moore, moore - English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
   same as: comedian

1. Arousing or provoking laughter (synset 301268418)
   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
   similar to: humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor
   same as: amusing, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
2. Of or relating to or characteristic of comedy (synset 302984937)
   "comic hero"
   referred to in: drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater

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