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  • noun Plural form of funnyman.

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  • Americans love to laugh at our Presidents and if our so-called funnymen keep feigning an inability to speak humor to power-and make us laugh-we may have to find new voices who prize doing their jobs and keeping the jokes coming over advancing an ideologically-driven political agenda.

    Mark Joseph: President Obama & America's Comedically-Challenged Funnymen 2009

  • British funnymen Simon Pegg and Nick Frost composed this wacky comedy as a tale of two sci-fi geeks on the run with an E.T.

    Alien Invasion 2011

  • Heavy on current-day babes and funnymen, though Lauren Bacall hosts a tribute to film noir, and Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep memorably present

    Oscar showtime: This year vs. others 2009

  • Indeed, McGrath's work is enjoying a revival: The Hard Man, his play co-written with Jimmy Boyle, recently toured five Scottish cities, and he's done proud here by Alasdair McCrone and Barrie Hunter as the two funnymen.

    This week's new theatre 2011

  • Apparently improvised as they toured the countryside, "The Trip" features the pair of British funnymen trying to one-up each other, whether it's in dissecting both the lyrics and Swedish-inflected English of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All, topping each other with impressions of various James Bonds or offering dueling versions of their Michael Caine impressions.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Trip Marshall Fine 2011

  • Apparently improvised as they toured the countryside, "The Trip" features the pair of British funnymen trying to one-up each other, whether it's in dissecting both the lyrics and Swedish-inflected English of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All, topping each other with impressions of various James Bonds or offering dueling versions of their Michael Caine impressions.

    Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Trip Marshall Fine 2011

  • The events on Oct. 30 are being planned by the funnymen of Comedy Central -- Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

    The Hirshhorn -- 'Party Central' -- on Oct. 29 Jacqueline Trescott 2010

  • With one in three still up for grabs (mainly undecided), both Comedy Central funnymen may have a great chance to pick up support at their dueling rallies on the National Mall.

    Stewart trounces Colbert in head-to-head matchup Kyle Dropp 2010

  • LOS ANGELES Getting laughs can be a challenge when you're starring alongside professional funnymen Tracy Morgan, Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock.

    James Marsden tunes in, turns on for 'Death at a Funeral' 2010

  • We'll next see blazing-hot funnymen Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd together in the summer comedy, "Dinner for Schmucks."

    Zach Galifianakis To Write For Paul Rudd In ‘Will,’ From The ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Directors » MTV Movies Blog 2010

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