Talk:Humorist

A humorist is not a comedian
Notice that Humor and Comedy are two separate Wikipedia articles; therefore humor is not exactly the same thing as comedy. Therefore, a humorist is not the same as a comedian, and this is borne out in common usage by reliable sources. Notice Comedian is a Wikipedia page, but Humorist is not currently a page, but a redirect to List of humorists. Some of the list's editors apparently don't appreciate how a humorist is different from a comedian, as several comedians (non-humorists) appear on the list. The list is also in atrocious shape, not containing a single citation.

I believe the redirect to the list is improper, and should be replaced with an actual article, which remains to be written.

One of the most famous examples of a humorist is Mark Twain. Humorists are almost exclusively writers ("men of letters", and as a class are generally more literate than comedians, who are simply show business professionals who make their audience laugh. (The term "man of letters" is admittedly archaic; women are not necessarily excluded, but a prize goes to the first person to come up with a female humorist.) A humorist also provokes laughter, but to the purpose of making the audience think.

I am going to replace the redirect with a stub. If you think this has no chance of being expanded into an acceptable article, then it should be deleted. JustinTime55 (talk) 20:43, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

"Education rule"?
The Will Rogers entry in the list says:
 * He is an exception to the education rule, as he only completed a tenth grade education.

There is no mention of an "education rule" or of "education" at all in the article, as far as I can tell. I suspect this refers to something that got deleted, and can itself be deleted or rephrased (e.g., "He had less formal education than many modern humorists..." or something). --Jim Henry (talk) 17:02, 24 March 2024 (UTC)