How to Use comedienne in a Sentence

comedienne

noun
  • The comedienne is no stranger to airing out her bathroom habits.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Part of the problem is that the potty-mouthed comedienne didn't write the script this time.
    — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Midge Maisel's time as a comedienne is sadly coming to an end.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But like a true comedienne, Tiffani still found a way to throw a slight wisecrack into the mix as well.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Talk show host, comedienne and author Loni Love will host the special.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The comedienne had a brush with death after she was involved in a surfing accident during a high school-era lesson.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The comedienne has been open about once being homeless and living out of her car to now being one of the funniest women on the big screen.
    — Joi-Marie McKenzie, Essence, 7 Jan. 2020
  • For talk show host, comedienne and actress Sherri Shepherd, for a while there, that thing was her backside.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The comedienne's last tweet was sent approximately 12 hours ago.
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 27 May 2020
  • Star Wars veteran Mark Hamill is among those showing support for the comedienne.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Taking it in was writer, director, and comedienne Jill Kargman.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2018
  • As his disturbing livestream is absurdly embraced by the social media hellscape, a comedienne emerges as the only hope to stop this rampage.
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Smart portrays Deborah Vance, a legendary stand-up comedienne, on the Hacks.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The women performers and artists of this time are so varied — comediennes, torch singers, political singers, grotesque dancers, naked dancers, dadaists and showgirls.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Marilyn was a gifted comedienne, great as Sugar Kane and Lorelei Lee.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanities, 14 Dec. 2017
  • So much so that the Canadian comedienne took to the podium to dedicate a speech to her former costar during his star ceremony.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Yvonne was a former silent-picture actress whose mother, Alice Howell, was an early screen comedienne.
    — Peter Tonguette, WSJ, 21 July 2022
  • If being a participant in the national discussion today means having an opinion about the stunt of a dimwitted comedienne then who wouldn’t rather stay at home and grow turnips?
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 31 May 2017
  • Shooting is slated to start in September in LA with casting for up-and-coming comediennes about to get underway.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2023
  • Impacciatore, however, is a gifted, full-throttle comedienne who makes sure Esmerelda is much more than a villain.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • The comedienne and television star spent much of her adolescence living in a small studio apartment in Hollywood, where her grandma would take her to the movies as a weekly treat.
    — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The comediennes costarred in the raunchy, all-female comedy in 2011, which was nominated for two Oscars.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • While guest-starring on Will and Grace, Baldwin got to know Mullally and now considers her one of the all-time greatest comediennes.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Esquire, 28 Mar. 2017
  • But when Haddish offered to fight the biter for the singer, Beyoncé told her to relax and took a selfie with Haddish instead, according to the comedienne.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2018
  • The first episode introduces us to Suzy, a 75-year-old stoner from Kansas City who clings to wardrobe, photos, and other remnants of her days as a resort comedienne and singer.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The beloved comediennes locked in on a PG-13 field trip when asked about on-set memories in a Vanity Fair retrospective published Tuesday.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Daily Show comedienne was also asked to weigh in on the state of late night, especially given how The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert will end its run next year.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Canadian comedienne has been a regular in Christopher Guest comedies, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), and A Mighty Wind (2003).
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025

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