farceur

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They’re all presented on the page by an inspired farceur whose exquisitely penned prose seems effortless, but belies the painstaking craftsmanship needed to make his split-second timing come off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

He began as the disillusioned farceur of “Roger & Me,” in 1989.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2020

John Cleese told the Today programme that Sachs was a "sweet man" and a "brilliant farceur".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2016

Robertson Hare, the great Whitehall farceur, told him: "You'll never do any good until you're 40."

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

Am I to be interrupted in important affairs by every miserable farceur, or buffoon, you pick up on the beach?

From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart