humorist

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At 94, author and humorist Judith Viorst remains as feistily funny—and honest—as ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that we are living in a time where people are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians are a joke.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

He started his career as a vaudeville performer and was a famed humorist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

In 1901 a fictional Chicago bartender named Mr. Dooley, the alter ego of the humorist Finley Peter Dunne, observed, “The Supreme Court follows the election returns.”

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2023

It had to do with the death of Josh Billings, the great humorist.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck