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humorist

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


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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

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

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2025

“When I was a teenager, every girl in the entire Western world wore a poodle skirt,” the humorist Erma Bombeck wrote in a 1984 column.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 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

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

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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