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humorist

[hyoo-mer-ist, yoo-] / ˈhju mər ɪst, ˈju- /


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Judith Viorst, 94, author and humorist, tackles how to age well in her latest book, offering lessons from her own life and fellow oldsters on making meaning in later life, even as much slips away.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

A humorist and actor, his folksy delivery artfully deflated politicians and pomposities.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2025

The actor and humorist Nick Offerman will appear on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”

From New York Times May 16, 2024

In a recent essay at the New York Times, author and humorist David Kamp engaged in some critical self-reflection about the wisdom of making fun of Donald Trump in a time of such peril.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2024

When the humorist James Thurber was writing for New Yorker editor Harold Ross in the 1930s and 1940s, the two men often had very strong words about commas.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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