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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
a well-known TV comic
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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler
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as in humor
the amusing quality or element in something
a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations
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as in comedic
causing or intended to cause laughter
a comic monologue about his misadventures as a first-time camper
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The Sandman series is created by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg, based on the DC comic by Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Hari Kondabolu, an Indian standup comic from Queens who wrote for the FX show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, describes a similar feeling.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926, Mel Brooks began his lengthy career as a comic and a writer for the groundbreaking Sid Caeser variety show Your Show of Shows, which ran from 1950 to 1954.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The Sandman series is created by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg, based on the DC comic by Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Adjective
Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and featuring several members of his comic family such as Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and a young dancer named Jennifer Lopez, the show attracted the hottest hip hop and R&B guests every Sunday.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Hari Kondabolu, an Indian standup comic from Queens who wrote for the FX show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, describes a similar feeling.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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Vine was especially popular among comedians and creatives, who had to find clever and unique ways to stand out from the crowd using the platform's restrictive 6-second limit for its looping videos.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The show goes on — and on — for acclaimed comedian, actor and writer Atsuko Okatsuka.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
24 July 2025
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The cartoon highlights, the wavering white outline, the numbers—these were the visible sign of the machine’s digestion of my human features into a code, a set of coordinates, a faceprint.—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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For Obst, the creation of the play provided a real creative leap when Peanuts Worldwide, the company that manages the licensing of Schulz’s famous cartoon gang, granted her team the rare chance to write for its legendary characters.—
Megan Fitzgerald,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Clarkson delivered with her trademark blend of down-to-Earth humor and out-of-this-world vocals.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The film also gave Lerman a chance to flex comedic muscles rarely seen in his more stoic roles.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Kelce is among the athletes who will appear in the second iteration of the comedic golf film.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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The health department recommends picking up fentanyl and xylazine test strips and Narcan from its Syringe Services Program, 2705 E. Washington Ave., or 2300 S. Park St., in Madison.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Dredd proved hugely popular, engendering several more comics and comics strips, video and board games, books, and even postage stamps in the United Kingdom.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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The show was a touchstone for many in Generation X — a humorous depiction of family life, only the family was middle-class and Black, something that had never been shown on TV before.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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The frontman's humorous heads-up came after an exec was caught canoodling with a colleague at a recent show.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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There’s something about his ability to be both hypersensitive and judgmental, ambitious and full of self-doubt, dark and laugh-out-loud funny that has influenced my writing and thinking.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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Loosely inspired by Skinner’s own experience, the eight-episode series strikes a difficult balance tonally, from laugh-out-loud funny to poignant to incredibly embarrassing and everything in between.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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His performance in The Studio garnered him a nod for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Fox, Deadline exclusively reported, has been cast in Season 3 of the comedy series.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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“Comic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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