
humorist
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thumb|upright|Samuel Clemens, American humorist who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.
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Within Vinony's link graph, humorist is referenced by 568 other articles, and connects out to humour, Mark Twain and Arthur Schopenhauer.
Vinony files it under Humorists, Humour and Philosophy of culture.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- profession
- Subclass of
- artist
- Image
- Mark Twain 1907.jpg
- Field of occupation
- humour
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- female form of label
- humoristė
- Commons category
- Humorists
- topic's main category
- Category:Humorists
- male form of label
- auteur comique
- different from
- comedian
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Distinction from a comedian
- Notable humorists
- Comedians who become humorists
- Twain as the iconic American humorist
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|Samuel Clemens, American humorist who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.
A humorist is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking. A raconteur is one who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “humorist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.