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comedian

vr.tr.comedian · SOC.PER

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.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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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

artist

is a kind of - category in clowning

circus performer

performs - the genre

comedy

is related to - comedy broadcasting

television program

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

stand-up comedianowarai tarentowarm-up comedianSchalkzwanzerMonarch's Witpranksterweb comedianEnglish comediantsprank callerGICHI

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.

  1. Who is this comedian, what is their style, and what have they made, according to sources? provenance
  2. Which entry fits them? action

Forms

Forms of comedy performance.

Forms

Forms.

  1. How do stand-up, sketch, improvisation, clowning and satire differ as forms? definition
  2. What is a warm-up comedian? definition
Career Working as a comedian.

Practice.

Start

Starting out.

Start

Starting out.

  1. How can someone start performing comedy, from open mics to festivals, and how are careers built? action
  2. Which organisations support comedians? provenance

Business

Business and rights.

Business

Business.

  1. How do comedians earn, tour, record and protect their material? provenance
  2. Is the user seeking legal advice on a contract? boundary
Traditions Comedy traditions.

Attribution.

Cultures

Comedians across cultures.

Cultures

Cultures.

  1. What are traditions such as Japanese owarai, court jesters or regional comic types, as described by their cultures? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific tradition? action

Debates

Offence and free expression.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What are the attributed positions in debates on offensive humour, cancel culture and broadcasting standards? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and craft.

Context.

History

History of comedians.

History

History.

  1. How has the comedian role developed from jesters and music hall to modern stand-up and online comedy? provenance
  2. Which comedians are historically notable? provenance

Craft

Craft of comedy.

Craft

Craft.

  1. How do comedians develop, test and refine material? provenance
  2. 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?