Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick) or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedian.

A popular saying, variously quoted but generally attributed to Ed Wynn, is, "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny", which draws a distinction between how much of the comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona.

Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative c
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Comedian Gone Wrong
Bossypants
Comedian Gone Wrong 2
Yes Please
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Why Not Me?
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Modern Romance
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Last Words
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
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Cult Comedy
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Bossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingYes Please by Amy PoehlerThe Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy SchumerWhy Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
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81 books — 91 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
This is the.......life
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