“Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian; someone who makes you think, then laugh is a humorist”

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30 September 1978, The Centre Daily Times (State College, PA), pg. 4, col. 2:
Subtle Difference
Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian, George Burns said. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist.
 
28 April 1979, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), “Vivant” by Liz Smith (New York News), sec. 3, pg. 2, col. 6:
ENQUOTE: On the set of “Just You And Me, Kid,” here’s George Burns: “Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who make you think and THEN laugh, is a humorist.”
 
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George Burns: Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think & then laugh is a humorist.
1:23 PM - 13 Dec 2015