Humorist vs. Comedian

Humoristnoun

A humorous person.

Comediannoun

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

Humoristnoun

A person who writes or performs humorous material.

Comediannoun

(by extension) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.

Humoristnoun

One who studies or portrays the humours of people.

Comediannoun

(dated) A person who performs in theatrical plays.

Humoristnoun

One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.

Comediannoun

(obsolete) A writer of comedies.

Humoristnoun

One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.

‘He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life.’;

Comediannoun

An actor or player in comedy.

Humoristnoun

One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll; especially, one who writes or tells jokes as a profession.

‘The reputation of wits and humorists.’;

Comediannoun

A writer of comedy.

Humoristnoun

someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

Comediannoun

a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Humorist

A humorist (American) or humourist (British spelling) is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit in writing or public speaking, but is not an artist who seeks only to elicit laughs. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh.

Comediannoun

an actor in a comedy

Comediannoun

an entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh

‘a stand-up comedian’; ‘they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes’;

Comediannoun

a comic actor or playwright.

Comediannoun

a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining

‘he's a real comedian, this fellow’;

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy.