comedian

[US]/kə'miːdɪən/
[UK]/kə'midɪən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. underholdningsartist som spesialiserer seg i å få folk til å le; humoristisk utførelse
Word Forms
Pluralcomedians

Phrases & Collocations

stand-up comedian

ståoppspillar

improv comedian

improvisasjonskomiker

sketch comedian

sketsjkomiker

slapstick comedian

slapstickkomiker

Example Sentences

The comedian's act is a real screamer.

Komikeren sin forestilling er virkelig spennende.

the shuffle and snicker that became the comedian's trademark.

virvlingen og fnisene som ble komikerns varemerke.

The comedian's performance was the pits!

Komikeren sin oppførelse var det verre!

The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.

Komikeren holdt en lang monolog med vitser.

The comedian performed for our entertainment.

Komikeren opptrådte for vår underholdning.

The comedian’s act drew a large crowd.

Komikeren sin forestilling lokket en stor samling mennesker.

comedians are more than just laugh machines.

Komikere er mer enn bare lommekomikere.

A stand-up comedian performed a coarse imitation of the President.

En stand-up komiker fremførte en grov imitasjon av presidenten.

The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.

Komikeren tok folk i lommen med sine jokes.

He started out as a standup comedian in Liverpool.

Han startet som en stand-up-komiker i Liverpool.

That comedian sometimes acts a bit daffy.

Denne komikeren handler noen ganger litt daff.

a non-stop comedian, cracking gags by the dozen

en non-stop komiker, som kasserer gags i dusinvis

The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.

Komikeren var virkelig god. Han hadde publikumet å leke seg i korridorene.

The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience.

Komikerens vits fremkalte applaus og latter fra publikum.

A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.

Et klassisk eksempel kommer fra komikeren Jack Benny, kjent for sin økonomiske holdning.

I didn’t think the comedian was funny at all—most of his jokes fell completely flat.

Jeg synte ikke komikeren var morsom på noen måte – de fleste av hans jokes var helt nakne.

The politician worked the crowd. The comedian worked the room with flawless rhythm.

Politikeren jobbet med folkemengden. Komikeren jobbet med publikum med feilfri rytme.

In one trial, a white, goateed, middle-aged man came up as most resembling the young black comedian Chris Tucker — and onlookers exclaimed, "You know, I can see that."

I en rettssak ble en hvit, skjeggkjempet, middelaldrende mann vurdert som mest lik den unge svarte komikeren Chris Tucker – og tilskuerne utbrøt: «Du vet, jeg kan se det.»

Real-world Examples

And then he was a great comedian.

Og så ble han en stor komiker.

Source: BBC Listening February 2016 Collection

Yeah, well, word of advice: Bring back the comedian.

Ja, vel, her er et råd: Bring tilbake komikeren.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

A journalist(J) is interviewing a comedian (C) about his new show.

En journalist (J) intervjuer en komiker (C) om hans nye show.

Source: High School English People's Education Edition Volume 1 Listening Materials

Instead of being the comedian, why don't you help me?

I stedet for å være komikeren, hvorfor hjelper du meg ikke?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Chelsea Handler is a comedian and host of a late-night television show.

Chelsea Handler er en komiker og vert av et late-night-tv-show.

Source: Battle Collection

He's always been funny, but never considered a comedian or anything.

Han har alltid vært morsom, men har aldri betraktet seg som en komiker eller noe annet.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

The reason I'm a comedian is because I'm a fan of comedy.

Årsaken til at jeg er en komiker, er fordi jeg er en fan av komedie.

Source: VOA Special March 2019 Collection

Turkey formally requested that Germany prosecute a comedian who ridiculed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Tyrkia ba formelt om at Tyskland skal rettsforfølge en komiker som hadde latterliggjort presidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I experienced this first hand in Spain, when I went to watch a comedian.

Jeg opplevde dette direkte i Spania, da jeg gikk til å se en komiker.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

Comedian and Gen Zer Lukas Battle, inadvertently started a new financial trend.

Komikeren og Gen Z-eren Lukas Battle startet uvedkommende en ny finansiell trend.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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