humorist
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thumb|upright|Samuel Clemens, American humorist who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Distinction from a comedian
- Notable humorists
- Comedians who become humorists
- Twain as the iconic American humorist
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|Samuel Clemens, American humorist who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.
A humorist is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking. A raconteur is one who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “humorist” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.