TV comedian
Broadcast comedy performer
A TV comedian is a comedian who performs primarily on television rather than in live venues.
The term often distinguishes broadcast entertainers—hosts, sketch performers, sitcom stars—from stand-up comics who work clubs and theaters: He started as a TV comedian before transitioning to film.
- standupSolo comedic performance
- opening actPreliminary concert performer
- stand-up specialRecorded solo comedy performance
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- laugh trackRecorded audience amusement
laugh · punchline · running gag · monologue · late-night · late night host · cold open · sketch · improv · heckler · timing · roast · deadpan · slapstick · variety · live audience · audience · applause
TV comediantheater actor
Stage performance artist
stand-up comic · street performer · busker · Broadway actor · stage performer
TV comediandramatic actor
Performer of serious roles
documentary filmmaker · documentary host · newscaster · talk show host
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