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A humorist (American English) or humourist (British English) is an intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking. [1] 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.
Stephen Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 in Swanmore, [3] [4] a village near Southampton in southern England. He was the third of the eleven children born to (Walter) Peter Leacock (b.1834), who was born and grew up at Oak Hill on the Isle of Wight, an estate that his grandfather had purchased after returning from Madeira where his family had made a fortune out of plantations and Leacock's ...
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An edition of American humor magazine Crazy, Man, Crazy from 1956. A humor magazine is a magazine specifically designed to deliver humorous content to its readership. These publications often offer satire and parody, but some also put an emphasis on cartoons, caricature, absurdity, one-liners, witty aphorisms, surrealism, neuroticism, gelotology, emotion-regulating humor, and/or humorous essays.
G. Hugh Gallagher (humorist) Eric Garcia (writer) Bill Geist; Willie Geist; Michael Gerber (parodist) Chris Gethard; Hollis Gillespie; Alfred Gingold; Wayne Gladstone
Humorous Recreation of a book, film or play, either to pay homage or to ridicule the original: Mel Brooks, Joe Alaskey, French and Saunders, Mitchell and Webb, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Dom Joly, Peter Serafinowicz, Weird Al Yankovic, Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker; Films and TV shows: Airplane!, Family Guy, Shriek, Look Around You, Onion News ...
Adds a box at the top of a humorous page to let readers know not to take it seriously. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Shortcuts 1 Adds up to five shortcuts. No brackets needed. Example WP:END Page name suggested 2 2 no description Unknown optional 3 3 no description Unknown optional 4 4 no description Unknown optional 5 5 no description Unknown ...
These pages contain material which is kept because the contents are considered humorous. They are not intended, nor should they be used, for any research or serious use. Subcategories