A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.

有个典子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。

The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.

喜剧演员讲了长段由笑话组成的独白。

The comedian’s act drew a large crowd.

那个喜剧演员的表演吸引了大批观众。

The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.

喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。

He started out as a standup comedian in Liverpool.

在利物浦出道时是个单口喜剧演员。

The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.

这个喜剧演员真棒，把观众逗得捧腹大笑。

A stand-up comedian performed a coarse imitation of the President.

滑稽说笑的喜剧演员粗劣地模仿总统。

The comedian's performance was the pits!

这喜剧演员的表演糟透了。

In one trial, a white, goateed, middle-aged man came up as most resembling the young black comedian Chris Tucker — and onlookers exclaimed, "You know, I can see that."

在次尝，位白皮肤、山羊胡子的年男子的对比结果竟然是年轻的黑人喜剧演员克里斯·塔克。旁观者们惊呼：“你知道么，我觉得你们挺像的。”