He is a performer who consistently pushes the envelope of TV comedy.

他是一个在电视喜剧表演中不断寻求突破的演员。

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This term applies to a comedy or variety show performer trying very hard and very obviously to get laughs and applause from the audience.

这个词用于描述喜剧或杂耍演员非常努力而且很显然想从观众博得笑声和鼓掌的演出。

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Mr Ammiano, whose first fame had been as a performer at a homosexual comedy club he helped to found, is a rallying figure for many of the more radical elements in San Francisco.

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Mr Collier had been a gunner during World War II and made his comedy debut in 1948 when a performer at Hull's Perth Street Club failed to show up and he agreed to fill in.

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Following the ascent of alternative comedy in the late 1980s, the performer largely returned to his roots in stand-up, and was performing hundreds of shows a year as recently as 2008.

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