How to Use funnyman in a Sentence

funnyman

noun
  • Case in point: the world-famous funnyman chose to wear a Royal Oak on his latest tour.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Who else will come out of the woodwork to reveal that the funnyman ignored their advances?
    Rachel Yang, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Other items reflect the funnyman’s movie and theater wardrobes and props.
    Jay Jones, latimes.com, 13 June 2018
  • The love-him-or-loathe him funnyman was the patron saint of every gamma geek who aspired to be an alpha male.
    Carrie Rickey, Philly.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • The actor and funnyman's post caught the attention of several of his peers.
    Jolie Lash, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Odds are the funnyman will break back into the public consciousness soon enough.
    Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • At that point, the funnyman immediately drops his phone and jogs to the bathroom to join his girlfriend.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Sending a funnyman around the world to eat local delights is not exactly a new idea.
    Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2018
  • What was the funnyman's response to Trump's declared belief?
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2018
  • They were married by funnyman and The Neighborhood star Marcel Spears.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Benny and Josh Safdie, casts the prolific funnyman in a rare dramatic role.
    Isaac Feldberg, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
  • Nevertheless, by mid-January the funnyman was back on stage with a new show.
    Brian Eads, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2014
  • Musicians and celebrities turned to social media to pay tribute to the late actor and funnyman.
    Abid Rahman, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2019
  • That was how funnyman Flip Wilson explained away his rogue moves in 1970s comedy bits.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Being the son of a funnyman, Brian is one of those docs usually cracking jokes in the E.R., jibing patients into smiles.
    Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Then, as if Corden saying her name so many times beckoned her from the crystal store, Paltrow appeared on stage, behind the funnyman.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Phil Johnson is probably best-known around San Diego for his prowess as a funnyman — both as an actor and playwright.
    James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The funnyman shares his love of psychedelic journeys, his dislike of parsley, and more.
    vanityfair.com, 14 July 2017
  • The funnyman first got our attention in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and we've been hooked ever since.
    Zoe Ruderman, Cosmopolitan, 26 Jan. 2011
  • But crowd-pleasing funnyman Jim Carrey had the lead, and perhaps the studio didn’t want to put the bankable star into a role that would tarnish his image as the lovable goofball.
    cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Which is when the nearly 300-pound former soprano slapped him with an open hand, opening up a four-inch gash along the funnyman’s face as her costume jewelry hit his cheek.
    Rob Long, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The lovable funnyman explained by using the example of his daughter's chores.
    Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
  • But this story, the one at the heart of After Life, is one of the most profound creative projects the sometimes controversial funnyman has ever produced in his career.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Allen’s videos have attracted the attention of celebrities, including funnyman Seth Rogen, who gave him a shout-out on Twitter for the corn bread video.
    Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The funnyman’s face caught fire, leaving him with serious burn injuries and sending him to the hospital for several days.
    Joseph Wilkinson New York Daily News (tns), al, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Although Leno’s injuries were serious, Grossman said at the time that the funnyman was expected to make a full recovery.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The funnyman says his foray into less comedic territory is no joke.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Audiences, by and large, seem to be loving the British funnyman’s new special, which Netflix summarizes as follows.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 30 May 2022
  • Kim Kardashian can't get enough of her funnyman, Pete Davidson.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Whether pleading with the president about gun control reform or discussing health care, the late-night funnyman revving up to host Sunday's Oscars isn't afraid to hide his emotions on the topic at hand, a trait DeGeneres is fond of.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2018

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