funny men

Laugh-getters by trade

Funny men are male comedians or entertainers whose job is to make people laugh.

The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, as if the humor is predictable or the persona worn thin: The funny men of late-night television.

A funny man can also be someone cracking jokes inappropriately: Oh, we've got a funny man here.

Related

jester · class clown · ventriloquist · entertainer · clown · wit · satirist · comic · mimic · giggle · smirk · absurdist · prankster · impersonator · cackle · slapstick · banana peel · chuckle

Opposites
comedic vs. serious performance

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Actors in serious drama

dramatists · method actors · thespians · Shakespearean actors · character actors

humor vs. humorlessness

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Drills or tires

dullards · sobersides · straight men · stiffs · killjoys

gender in comedy

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Female humor performers

Family

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