List of humorists
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| - | A '''humorist''' is a person who writes or performs humorous material. The material written and/or performed by humorists tends to be more subtle and cerebral than the material created by stand-up comedians and comedy writers. The intention is often to provoke wry smiles and amusement rather than outright belly laughs. | + | A '''[[humorist]]''' (US; British '''humourist''') is an [[intellectual]] who uses [[humor]] in writing or public speaking. Humorists are distinct from [[comedian]]s, who are [[show business]] entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh, though it is possible for some persons to occupy both roles in the course of their careers. |
| Notable humorists include: | Notable humorists include: | ||
| - | * [[Cecil Adams]] (''The Straight Dope'') | + | |
| - | * [[Scott Adams]] (''[[Dilbert]]'') | + | * [[Kajetan Abgarowicz]] (1856–1909): Polish journalist and writer |
| - | * [[George Ade]] | + | * [[Douglas Adams]] (1952–2001): English author |
| - | * [[Sholom Aleichem]] | + | * [[Scott Adams]] (1957–): American cartoonist and author |
| - | * [[Henry Alford]] | + | * [[George Ade]] (1866–1944): American writer and newspaper columnist |
| - | * [[Woody Allen]] | + | * [[Moin Akhter]] (1950–2011): Pakistani TV and radio comedian {{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
| + | * [[Sholom Aleichem]] (1859–1916–): Yiddish author and playwright | ||
| + | * [[Henry Alford (writer)|Henry Alford]] (1962–): American journalist and writer | ||
| + | * [[Woody Allen]] (1935–): American comedian, writer for ''[[The New Yorker]]'' | ||
| * [[Michael "Atters" Attree]] | * [[Michael "Atters" Attree]] | ||
| - | * [[Bob & Ray]] | ||
| * [[Bugs Baer|Arthur "Bugs" Baer]] | * [[Bugs Baer|Arthur "Bugs" Baer]] | ||
| * [[Russell Baker]] | * [[Russell Baker]] | ||
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| * [[Ambrose Bierce]] | * [[Ambrose Bierce]] | ||
| * [[Josh Billings]] | * [[Josh Billings]] | ||
| - | * [[Christian Lander]] | + | * [[Lewis Black]] |
| * [[Roy Blount, Jr.]] | * [[Roy Blount, Jr.]] | ||
| + | * [[Tom Bodett]] | ||
| * [[Erma Bombeck]] | * [[Erma Bombeck]] | ||
| + | * [[Victor Borge]] | ||
| * [[Andy Borowitz]] | * [[Andy Borowitz]] | ||
| + | * [[Dylan Brody]] | ||
| + | * [[Craig Brown (satirist)|Craig Brown]] | ||
| * [[Art Buchwald]] | * [[Art Buchwald]] | ||
| - | * [[Christopher Buckley]] | + | * [[Christopher Buckley (novelist)|Christopher Buckley]] |
| * [[W. Bruce Cameron]] | * [[W. Bruce Cameron]] | ||
| - | * [[Al Capp]] (''[[Li'l Abner]]'') | + | * [[Al Capp]] |
| + | * [[Lewis Carroll]] | ||
| * [[Guy Wetmore Carryl]] | * [[Guy Wetmore Carryl]] | ||
| + | * [[Bennett Cerf]] | ||
| + | * [[G.K. Chesterton]] | ||
| * [[Al Clouston]] | * [[Al Clouston]] | ||
| - | * [[Stephen Colbert]] | ||
| * [[William Combe]] | * [[William Combe]] | ||
| * [[Alan Coren]] | * [[Alan Coren]] | ||
| * [[Will Cuppy]] | * [[Will Cuppy]] | ||
| * [[Ivor Cutler]] | * [[Ivor Cutler]] | ||
| + | * [[Hugleikur Dagsson]] | ||
| + | * [[Bertha Damon]] | ||
| * [[Dick DeBartolo]] | * [[Dick DeBartolo]] | ||
| * [[Raymond Devos]] | * [[Raymond Devos]] | ||
| - | * [[Horace J. Digby]] | + | * [[Daniel Dickey]] |
| * [[Drew (webcomic artist)|Drew]] | * [[Drew (webcomic artist)|Drew]] | ||
| * [[Gad Elmaleh]] | * [[Gad Elmaleh]] | ||
| * [[Evan Esar]] | * [[Evan Esar]] | ||
| + | * [[John O'Farrell (author)|John O'Farrell]] | ||
| + | * [[Max Ferguson]] | ||
| * [[Will Ferguson]] | * [[Will Ferguson]] | ||
| * [[Scott Fivelson]] | * [[Scott Fivelson]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael Flanders]] | ||
| + | * [[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706–1790): [[polymath]]; first American humorist | ||
| + | * [[Michael Frayn]] | ||
| * [[Ian Frazier]] | * [[Ian Frazier]] | ||
| - | * [[Stephen Fry]] | + | * [[Lewis Burke Frumkes]] |
| * [[James Finn Garner]] | * [[James Finn Garner]] | ||
| * [[Veronica Geng]] | * [[Veronica Geng]] | ||
| * [[Michael Gerber (parodist)|Michael Gerber]] | * [[Michael Gerber (parodist)|Michael Gerber]] | ||
| * [[Strickland Gillilan]] | * [[Strickland Gillilan]] | ||
| - | * [[Janey Godley]] | + | * [[Jonathan Goldstein (author)|Jonathan Goldstein]] |
| - | * [[Barbara Florio Graham]] (Simon Teakettle) | + | |
| * [[Lewis Grizzard]] | * [[Lewis Grizzard]] | ||
| * [[Robert Grossman]] | * [[Robert Grossman]] | ||
| + | * [[Dick Wick Hall]] | ||
| * [[Jack Handey]] | * [[Jack Handey]] | ||
| * [[Chelsea Handler]] | * [[Chelsea Handler]] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Hely]] | ||
| + | * [[A.P. Herbert]] | ||
| * [[Don Herold]] | * [[Don Herold]] | ||
| - | * [[Don Imus]] | + | * [[Carl Hiaasen]] |
| + | * [[Nasrettin Hoca]] | ||
| + | * [[John Hodgman]] | ||
| + | * [[Andy Offutt Irwin]] | ||
| + | * [[Donald Jack]] | ||
| * [[Roberta Beach Jacobson]] | * [[Roberta Beach Jacobson]] | ||
| + | * [[Douglas William Jerrold]] | ||
| * [[Jerome K. Jerome]] | * [[Jerome K. Jerome]] | ||
| - | * [[Madeleine Begun Kane]] | ||
| - | * [[Chris Kanik]] | ||
| * [[George S. Kaufman]] | * [[George S. Kaufman]] | ||
| * [[Garrison Keillor]] | * [[Garrison Keillor]] | ||
| - | * [[Walt Kelly]] (''[[Pogo]]'') | + | * [[Walt Kelly]] |
| * [[Doug Kenney]] | * [[Doug Kenney]] | ||
| + | * [[Marvin Kitman]] | ||
| + | * [[Ronald Knox]] | ||
| * [[Harvey Kurtzman]] | * [[Harvey Kurtzman]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian Lander]] | ||
| * [[Ring Lardner]] | * [[Ring Lardner]] | ||
| - | * [[Hugh Laurie]] | ||
| * [[Gary Lautens]] | * [[Gary Lautens]] | ||
| * [[Stephen Leacock]] | * [[Stephen Leacock]] | ||
| * [[Fran Lebowitz]] | * [[Fran Lebowitz]] | ||
| - | * [[Harmon Leon]] | + | * [[Virginie Lemoine]] |
| - | * [[Martin Lewis]] | + | * [[Martin Lewis (humorist)|Martin Lewis]] |
| * [[Lennie Lower]] | * [[Lennie Lower]] | ||
| * [[Paul B. Lowney]] | * [[Paul B. Lowney]] | ||
| - | * [[Maddox (writer)|Maddox]] | ||
| * [[Merrill Markoe]] | * [[Merrill Markoe]] | ||
| * [[Don Marquis]] | * [[Don Marquis]] | ||
| + | * [[Niní Marshall]] | ||
| + | * [[David Martin (humorist)|David Martin]] | ||
| + | * [[Demetri Martin]] | ||
| * [[Steve Martin]] | * [[Steve Martin]] | ||
| * [[Bruce McCall]] | * [[Bruce McCall]] | ||
| * [[Stuart McLean]] | * [[Stuart McLean]] | ||
| - | * [[H. L. Mencken]] | + | * [[Patrick F. McManus]] |
| - | * [[John Bingham Morton]] ([[pen name]]: [[Beachcomber (Pen name)|Beachcomber]]) | + | * [[Molière]] |
| + | * [[Lorna Jean Moorhead]] | ||
| + | * [[J. B. Morton]] | ||
| * [[Ebrahim Nabavi]] | * [[Ebrahim Nabavi]] | ||
| * [[Petroleum V. Nasby]] | * [[Petroleum V. Nasby]] | ||
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| * [[Aziz Nesin]] | * [[Aziz Nesin]] | ||
| * [[Eric Nicol]] | * [[Eric Nicol]] | ||
| - | * [[P. J. O'Rourke]] | + | * [[Chris Onstad]] |
| + | * [[Raffaele Palma]] | ||
| * [[Dorothy Parker]] | * [[Dorothy Parker]] | ||
| * [[S. J. Perelman]] | * [[S. J. Perelman]] | ||
| - | * [[Felice Prager]] | + | * [[Charles Phoenix]] |
| + | * [[Terry Pratchett]] | ||
| * [[Roger Price (comedy)|Roger Price]] | * [[Roger Price (comedy)|Roger Price]] | ||
| * [[Bolesław Prus]] | * [[Bolesław Prus]] | ||
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| * [[Paul Rhymer]] | * [[Paul Rhymer]] | ||
| * [[Bill Richardson (radio)|Bill Richardson]] | * [[Bill Richardson (radio)|Bill Richardson]] | ||
| + | * [[Ryan Max Riley]] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Rizzo]] | ||
| * [[Will Rogers]] | * [[Will Rogers]] | ||
| + | * [[Andy Rooney]] | ||
| + | * [[Anne Roumanoff]] | ||
| + | * [[P. J. O'Rourke]] | ||
| * [[Helen Rowland]] | * [[Helen Rowland]] | ||
| * [[Paul Rudnick]] | * [[Paul Rudnick]] | ||
| + | * [[Peter Sagal]] | ||
| + | * [[Tim Sample]] | ||
| * [[George Saunders]] | * [[George Saunders]] | ||
| * [[David Sedaris]] | * [[David Sedaris]] | ||
| - | * [[Dr. Seuss]] | ||
| * [[Tom Sharpe]] | * [[Tom Sharpe]] | ||
| + | * [[Jean Shepherd]] | ||
| * [[Herb Shriner]] | * [[Herb Shriner]] | ||
| * [[Wil Shriner]] | * [[Wil Shriner]] | ||
| + | * [[Mark Shulman (author)|Mark Shulman]] | ||
| * [[Max Shulman]] | * [[Max Shulman]] | ||
| * [[H. Allen Smith]] | * [[H. Allen Smith]] | ||
| - | * [[Ron Sparks]] | + | * [[Jill Sobule]] |
| + | * [[Ed Subitzky]] | ||
| + | * [[Julia Sweeney]] | ||
| + | * [[Jonathan Swift]] | ||
| + | * [[Herbert Tarr]] | ||
| + | * [[Jeremy Taylor (singer)|Jeremy Taylor]] | ||
| * [[William Tenn]] | * [[William Tenn]] | ||
| + | * [[Larry Thompson (humorist)|Larry Thompson]] | ||
| + | * [[Thomas Bangs Thorpe]] | ||
| * [[James Thurber]] | * [[James Thurber]] | ||
| + | * [[John Kennedy Toole]] | ||
| * [[Calvin Trillin]] | * [[Calvin Trillin]] | ||
| * [[Mark Twain]] | * [[Mark Twain]] | ||
| - | * [[Brian Unger]] ''The Unger Report'' | + | * [[Aisha Tyler]] |
| + | * [[Brian Unger]] | ||
| + | * [[Peter Ustinov]] | ||
| * [[Kurt Vonnegut]] | * [[Kurt Vonnegut]] | ||
| * [[Sarah Vowell]] | * [[Sarah Vowell]] | ||
| * [[Artemus Ward]] | * [[Artemus Ward]] | ||
| + | * [[Sam Watkins|Sam. R. Watkins]] | ||
| + | * [[Bill Watterson]] | ||
| * [[Ellis Weiner]] | * [[Ellis Weiner]] | ||
| * [[E.B. White]] | * [[E.B. White]] | ||
| * [[Oscar Wilde]] | * [[Oscar Wilde]] | ||
| + | * [[Marshall P. Wilder]] | ||
| + | * [[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin Wilson]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Wringham]] | ||
| * [[P. G. Wodehouse]] | * [[P. G. Wodehouse]] | ||
| - | * [[Frank Zappa]] | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Comedian]] | ||
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A humorist (US; British humourist) is an intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh, though it is possible for some persons to occupy both roles in the course of their careers.
Notable humorists include:
- Kajetan Abgarowicz (1856–1909): Polish journalist and writer
- Douglas Adams (1952–2001): English author
- Scott Adams (1957–): American cartoonist and author
- George Ade (1866–1944): American writer and newspaper columnist
- Moin Akhter (1950–2011): Pakistani TV and radio comedian Template:Citation needed
- Sholom Aleichem (1859–1916–): Yiddish author and playwright
- Henry Alford (1962–): American journalist and writer
- Woody Allen (1935–): American comedian, writer for The New Yorker
- Michael "Atters" Attree
- Arthur "Bugs" Baer
- Russell Baker
- Linwood Barclay
- Dave Barry
- Robert Benchley
- Stefano Benni
- Ambrose Bierce
- Josh Billings
- Lewis Black
- Roy Blount, Jr.
- Tom Bodett
- Erma Bombeck
- Victor Borge
- Andy Borowitz
- Dylan Brody
- Craig Brown
- Art Buchwald
- Christopher Buckley
- W. Bruce Cameron
- Al Capp
- Lewis Carroll
- Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Bennett Cerf
- G.K. Chesterton
- Al Clouston
- William Combe
- Alan Coren
- Will Cuppy
- Ivor Cutler
- Hugleikur Dagsson
- Bertha Damon
- Dick DeBartolo
- Raymond Devos
- Daniel Dickey
- Drew
- Gad Elmaleh
- Evan Esar
- John O'Farrell
- Max Ferguson
- Will Ferguson
- Scott Fivelson
- Michael Flanders
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790): polymath; first American humorist
- Michael Frayn
- Ian Frazier
- Lewis Burke Frumkes
- James Finn Garner
- Veronica Geng
- Michael Gerber
- Strickland Gillilan
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Lewis Grizzard
- Robert Grossman
- Dick Wick Hall
- Jack Handey
- Chelsea Handler
- Steve Hely
- A.P. Herbert
- Don Herold
- Carl Hiaasen
- Nasrettin Hoca
- John Hodgman
- Andy Offutt Irwin
- Donald Jack
- Roberta Beach Jacobson
- Douglas William Jerrold
- Jerome K. Jerome
- George S. Kaufman
- Garrison Keillor
- Walt Kelly
- Doug Kenney
- Marvin Kitman
- Ronald Knox
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Christian Lander
- Ring Lardner
- Gary Lautens
- Stephen Leacock
- Fran Lebowitz
- Virginie Lemoine
- Martin Lewis
- Lennie Lower
- Paul B. Lowney
- Merrill Markoe
- Don Marquis
- Niní Marshall
- David Martin
- Demetri Martin
- Steve Martin
- Bruce McCall
- Stuart McLean
- Patrick F. McManus
- Molière
- Lorna Jean Moorhead
- J. B. Morton
- Ebrahim Nabavi
- Petroleum V. Nasby
- Ogden Nash
- Richard J. Needham
- Aziz Nesin
- Eric Nicol
- Chris Onstad
- Raffaele Palma
- Dorothy Parker
- S. J. Perelman
- Charles Phoenix
- Terry Pratchett
- Roger Price
- Bolesław Prus
- Joe Queenan
- David Rakoff
- Paul Rhymer
- Bill Richardson
- Ryan Max Riley
- Steve Rizzo
- Will Rogers
- Andy Rooney
- Anne Roumanoff
- P. J. O'Rourke
- Helen Rowland
- Paul Rudnick
- Peter Sagal
- Tim Sample
- George Saunders
- David Sedaris
- Tom Sharpe
- Jean Shepherd
- Herb Shriner
- Wil Shriner
- Mark Shulman
- Max Shulman
- H. Allen Smith
- Jill Sobule
- Ed Subitzky
- Julia Sweeney
- Jonathan Swift
- Herbert Tarr
- Jeremy Taylor
- William Tenn
- Larry Thompson
- Thomas Bangs Thorpe
- James Thurber
- John Kennedy Toole
- Calvin Trillin
- Mark Twain
- Aisha Tyler
- Brian Unger
- Peter Ustinov
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Sarah Vowell
- Artemus Ward
- Sam. R. Watkins
- Bill Watterson
- Ellis Weiner
- E.B. White
- Oscar Wilde
- Marshall P. Wilder
- Justin Wilson
- Robert Wringham
- P. G. Wodehouse
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