stand-up comedian
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Nate Bargatze has a business plan so unheard of for a stand-up comedian that it sounds like the setup for a joke.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The New York Times said the King "worked the House chamber like a stand-up comedian".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Ukraine's newly installed defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov waltzed on stage like a stand-up comedian to take the mic in front of journalists in Kyiv as a sleek slideshow zoomed across a map of the country.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
During the day, he worked as a substitute teacher, and I worked at being a stand-up comedian in L.A., which, if you look closely enough, is not work at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
“Maybe when I grow up I could be like a stand-up comedian, and just get onstage and make those noises.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
