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Humorist
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<p>A humorist is an <a href="/facts/Intellectual/m76pJfCg">intellectual</a> who uses <a href="/facts/Humor/XR1rm13y">humor</a>, or <a href="/facts/Wit/oocCNc6F">wit</a>, in <a href="/facts/Writing/ke1HYEU8">writing</a> or <a href="/facts/Public_speaking/MQejeEC0">public speaking</a>. A raconteur is one who tells <a href="/facts/Anecdote/tlX9Hlcd">anecdotes</a> in a skillful and amusing way. </p><p><a href="/facts/Henri_Bergson/CortzHrD">Henri Bergson</a> writes that a humorist's work grows from viewing the morals of society. </p><p>The term <a href="/facts/Comedian/gmULbycN">comedian</a> is generally applied to one who is performing to an audience for laughter. </p>