as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
a funnyman who honed his shtick in vaudeville, Milton Berle was credited with popularizing the medium of television
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Recent Examples of funnyman
Trevor Noah will host the Grammys in February for the sixth straight year, though the South African funnyman says this will be his final time as the emcee, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The funnyman also displayed his still-sharp sense of humor, when an interviewer asks him in the video to close his eyes and think about all the people that have meant something to him over the course of his life.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The late funnyman and actor John Candy was the mascot of laughter and fun in Hollywood comedies before his unexpected death in 1994.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
The funnyman also displayed his still-sharp sense of humor, when an interviewer asks him in the video to close his eyes and think about all the people that have meant something to him over the course of his life.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The late funnyman and actor John Candy was the mascot of laughter and fun in Hollywood comedies before his unexpected death in 1994.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnyman
comedian
Noun
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Alex Duong, a comedian, writer and actor based in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 42.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Bushnell has become Hartford’s big room for top-rank stand-up comedians.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Funnyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnyman. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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