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farceur

[fahr-sur, far-sœr] / fɑrˈsɜr, farˈsœr /


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

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2020

Andrew Sachs, a seasoned farceur who portrayed the diminutive, dunderheaded and much-abused Spanish waiter Manuel on “Fawlty Towers,” widely regarded as one of the best sitcoms of all time, died Nov. 23 in London.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2016

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

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2016

Whitehead, an expert farceur, knows that nothing is funnier than lunatic conviction.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2014

Two years ago, I admit, I was a shallow farceur.

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)