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Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
playwright, comedian, musician
- Brentwood School, University of Cambridge
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
politician, comedian, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, professor, essayist, autobiographer, singer, television actor, stage actor, journalist, human rights activist
- California Labor School
Woody Allen (born 1935)
film director, comedian, film actor, film producer, clarinetist, playwright, jazz musician, character actor, journalist, composer, director, actor
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Garrison Keillor (born 1942)
radio personality, voice actor, comedian, television producer, humorist, singer
- University of Minnesota
Ellis Weiner (born 1951)
comedian
Penn Jillette (born 1955)
radio personality, actor, circus performer, jongleur, television actor, podcaster, comedian, musician, magician, illusionist, film actor, film director
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Tom Sharpe (1928-2013)
teacher, photographer, comedian, political activist
- Lancing College, University of Cambridge
Mark Gatiss (born 1966)
actor, comedian, voice actor, television producer, film director, film producer, film editor, stage actor, film actor, television actor, director
- University of Leeds, Heighington CE Primary School