comedian /kə-mēˈdi-ən/ noun

1. A person who acts in or writes comedies
2. An entertainer who tells jokes, etc
3. An entertaining and amusing person (often ironic)

comēˈdic adjective

Of or relating to comedy

comedienne /ko-me-di-enˈ or ko-mē-/ noun (orig French, and still often spelt comédienne)

A female comic entertainer

comēdiettˈa noun

A short comic piece

comedy of manners

(a) satirical comedy dealing with the manners or fashions of a social class