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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028844
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85028844#concept
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- Comics (Persons)
- Stand-up comedians
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- found: Wikipedia, Feb. 18, 2015:Comedian (A comedian (sometimes comedienne for a female) or comic, is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comic; comics)
- found: Merriam-Webster online, Feb. 18, 2015(comedian: a person who performs in front of an audience and makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories or by acting in a way that is funny : an actor who plays roles that make people laugh; a person who is funny or makes people laugh; comic: a person who performs in front of an audience and makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories or by acting in a funny way)
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Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2019-10-04: revised
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