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Example sentences for: comedian

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"The Michael Jordan of physical comedy" is an intelligent, introspective lone wolf and a thinking man's comedian.
Praise also goes to comedian Mike Nichols' film-acting debut: His "timing is flawless, his speech peppered with strange pauses through which we grasp the full weight of his irony, derision, and sheer incredulity at the peculiarity of the human phenomena that surround him" (Leslie Camhi, the Village Voice ). (Slate's Sarah Kerr argues that the movie is merely pretentious.)
And so a comedian's success creates his failure.
Critics find Williams' character surprisingly unlikable, causing some to conclude that the comedian has hit a midcareer slump.
It's the way that they tell'em, as Mr. Frank Carson, the Irish comedian, would no doubt remark.