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jokesters

noun

plural of jokester

as in comedians

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script

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Recent Examples of jokesters There are Jewish jokes and Jewish jokesters and Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman. — Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes. — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024

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comedians

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For years, posting clips online has been integral to comedians’ process of building an audience and selling tickets to their live shows.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
His substantial, Guinness Book-sized audience is anti-woke, which is actually a pretty logical (though rare) position for comedians.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

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