List of humorists
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A humorist is an author who specializes in short, humorous articles or essays. Notable humorists include:
- George Ade
- Cecil Adams (The Straight Dope)
- Scott Adams (Dilbert)
- Sholom Aleichem
- Michael "Atters" Attree
- Linwood Barclay
- Dave Barry
- Robert Benchley
- Stefano Benni
- Josh Billings
- Erma Bombeck
- Art Buchwald
- Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Al Clouston
- William Combe
- Will Cuppy
- Ivor Cutler
- Dick DeBartolo
- Raymond Devos
- Horace J. Digby
- Melvin Durai
- Will Ferguson
- Ian Frazier
- Stephen Fry
- Veronica Geng
- Janey Godley
- Garrison Keillor
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Hugh Laurie
- Gary Lautens
- Stephen Leacock
- Lennie Lower
- Stuart McLean
- John Bingham Morton (pen name: Beachcomber)
- Ebrahim Nabavi
- Ogden Nash
- Richard J. Needham
- Eric Nicol
- Dorothy Parker
- S. J. Perelman
- Roger Price
- Bolesław Prus
- David Rakoff
- Sean Reiley aka Seanbaby
- Paul Rhymer
- Bill Richardson
- Will Rogers
- David Sedaris
- Dr Seuss
- Herb Shriner
- Wil Shriner
- Richard A. Sherman aka Mr. Modem
- Max Shulman
- Joey Slinger
- H. Allen Smith
- Ron Sparks
- William Tenn
- James Thurber
- Calvin Trillin
- Mark Twain
- Orl Unho
- Artemus Ward
- Ellis Weiner
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Kurt Vonnegut
- George Ouzounian aka Maddox
- Woody Allen
See also
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