comedienne

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Recent Examples of comedienne After winning her first-ever Primetime Emmy Award for playing Jeffrey Dahmer whistleblower Glenda Cleveland in Netflix's Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the longtime sitcom comedienne reteams with Ryan Murphy for Grotesquerie. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024 The legendary comedienne hit the red carpet arm in arm with another funny lady: SNL alum Kristen Wiig. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 Veteran comedienne Caroline Rhea made the tough gig of keeping the seen-it-all crowd engaged during dinner look easy, helping a live auction raise more than $160,000 from the audience of 750. Nicholas White, Variety, 13 May 2024 The women performers and artists of this time are so varied — comediennes, torch singers, political singers, grotesque dancers, naked dancers, dadaists and showgirls. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for comedienne
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedienne
Noun
  • Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.
    Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Netflix is once again hosting a showcase of up-and-coming comedians for its annual Netflix Is a Joke Festival.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Abdul Wright was many things: a witty jokester and daredevil.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • That comedy, about a father who becomes a serial killer that sucks victims into his rectum, also plumbed an unserious premise for droll laughs and modest surprises.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
  • It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.
    Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025

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