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David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels.
This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel-game regulars and sitcom actors may not be regarded as comedians by some people but they are included here because this page uses the word "comedian" in its broadest possible sense.
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.
John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson .
The new episode of The Greg Cote Show podcast, out now, welcomes in Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, the Miami legend. His return to our show should tell you it’s holiday season. And ...
Barry Charles Cryer OBE (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope ...
G. Hugh Gallagher (humorist) Eric Garcia (writer) Bill Geist; Willie Geist; Michael Gerber (parodist) Chris Gethard; Hollis Gillespie; Alfred Gingold; Wayne Gladstone
Barry Humphries (1934–2023, Australia) – My Gorgeous Life, The Life and Death of Sandy Stone, stage shows; Jonathan Miller (1934–2019, England) Alan Bennett (born 1934, England) Mykhailo Zhvanetskyi (born 1934, Soviet Union/Russia) Dudley Moore (1935–2002, England) David Lodge (born 1935, US) – author of "Campus Trilogy" Woody Allen ...