deadpanner
/ˈdɛdˌpænər/
noun
- A person who habitually speaks or performs in a deliberately flat, emotionless manner, often for comedic effect.
- As a deadpanner, she could make the most ridiculous statements sound completely serious.
- He was known as a deadpanner, never cracking a smile even when telling the funniest stories.
- The deadpanner in the group always got laughs by delivering absurd news with a straight face.
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