comedian
Let an agent describe comedians and their forms of work, identify specific comedians with sources, support careers in comedy, and describe traditions and debates with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe comedians and their forms of work, identify specific comedians with sources, support careers in comedy, and describe traditions and debates with attribution.
A performer whose work is to make audiences laugh, through stand-up, sketch, improvisation, clowning, satire or comic acting, in venues from clubs and theatres to television and online platforms, and in traditions such as Japanese owarai talents, court jesters and warm-up comedians; comedians write and perform material, tour and record, and work under performance and broadcasting norms.
What it is for: Performers of comedy.
It can be describe forms of comic performance; identify specific comedians; support careers in comedy; describe traditions and debates.
Distinguishing features
Comic performance
Writer-performer often
Live and recorded
Tradition-specific
What it looks like
Not physical; a performer role.
How it is recognised
Performs to make audiences laugh
Stand-up, sketch, clowning or acting
A comic actor may perform comedy written by others
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category in clowning
performs - the genre
is related to - comedy broadcasting
In practice
Families and kinds
stand-up comedians
sketch and improvisation comedians
clowns and physical comedians
satirists and comic writers
traditional forms such as jesters and owarai talents
Standards and regulation
Broadcasting standards on offence
Performance venue licensing
Copyright on material
Failure modes and hazards
Joke theft
Harassment and unsafe venues
Demeaning humour
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.comedian
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Describe Comedians and their work.
Sources.
Specific
A specific comedian.
Specific
Specific comedian.
- Who is this comedian, what is their style, and what have they made, according to sources? provenance
- Which entry fits them? action
Forms
Forms of comedy performance.
Forms
Forms.
- How do stand-up, sketch, improvisation, clowning and satire differ as forms? definition
- What is a warm-up comedian? definition
Career Working as a comedian.
Practice.
Start
Starting out.
Start
Starting out.
- How can someone start performing comedy, from open mics to festivals, and how are careers built? action
- Which organisations support comedians? provenance
Business
Business and rights.
Business
Business.
- How do comedians earn, tour, record and protect their material? provenance
- Is the user seeking legal advice on a contract? boundary
Traditions Comedy traditions.
Attribution.
Cultures
Comedians across cultures.
Cultures
Cultures.
- What are traditions such as Japanese owarai, court jesters or regional comic types, as described by their cultures? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Debates
Offence and free expression.
Debates
Debates.
- What are the attributed positions in debates on offensive humour, cancel culture and broadcasting standards? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and craft.
Context.
History
History of comedians.
History
History.
- How has the comedian role developed from jesters and music hall to modern stand-up and online comedy? provenance
- Which comedians are historically notable? provenance
Craft
Craft of comedy.
Craft
Craft.
- How do comedians develop, test and refine material? provenance
- Which entry fits comedy writing? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each comic form be a separate entry?
- How should performer databases be linked?
- How should traditions be attributed?