comedienne
Americannoun
noun
Gender
What's the difference between comedienne and comedian? See -enne.
Etymology
Origin of comedienne
First recorded in 1855–60; from French comédienne; comedi(an) + -enne
Example Sentences
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Many know her from her role as D-list comedienne Jenna Maroney on “30 Rock” or spacey socialite Jacqueline Voorhees in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
"She was just an all-rounder. She could sing, she could dance, she was a comedienne," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
“Inside every comedienne is a sad girl, and that’s definitely me.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Mr. Musk has already reinstated other previously banned accounts, including comedienne Kathy Griffin, academic Jordan Peterson and the satirical site The Babylon Bee.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
It is with Marguerite as a great English comedienne expressed it to me some years later, of Juliet: one must be forty to play it properly—and then one is too old to play it properly!
From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams
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