Recent Examples on the WebThe legendary comedienne hit the red carpet arm in arm with another funny lady: SNL alum Kristen Wiig.—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 Veteran comedienne Caroline Rhea made the tough gig of keeping the seen-it-all crowd engaged during dinner look easy, helping a live auction raise more than $160,000 from the audience of 750.—Nicholas White, Variety, 13 May 2024 The women performers and artists of this time are so varied — comediennes, torch singers, political singers, grotesque dancers, naked dancers, dadaists and showgirls.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024 Often, vaudeville routines co-starred zany Hebrew comediennes, who sassed and scolded their counterparts, rebuffing Abie Cohen’s advances in favor of Irishmen or Italians.—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023 The comedienne and television star spent much of her adolescence living in a small studio apartment in Hollywood, where her grandma would take her to the movies as a weekly treat.—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023 His girlfriend, comedienne Jasmin Brown, is currently expecting their first child together.—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Nov. 2023 Season five opens with a shot of now-Ph.D candidate Esther Maisel (Alexandra Socha) in therapy in 1981, discussing her complicated relationship with her mother, who’s at this point in time a successful comedienne.—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023 Additional cast includes Kevin Sizemore (Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462, NCIS), comedienne Victoria Jackson (SNL), comedian Jeff Allen (Apostles of Comedy), Anthony Evans (One Nation Under God), and Raphael Ruggero (Lifemark).—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
French comédienne, feminine of comédien comedian, from comédie
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