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1. Arousing or provoking laughter
   "a comic hat";
   - amusing, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible, rib-tickling [informal]
    
2. (drama) of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
   "comic hero"

1. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
   - comedian, funnyman

Derived forms: comics

See also: humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard]

Type of: performer, performing artist

Encyclopedia: Comic