concept
Komik (comic actor)
the comic
also: комик
A stock casting type in provincial Russian theater troupes: the actor typecast for comic and buffoon roles, often billed and addressed by that function rather than by name.
Reading notes
- The Comic Actor §1 comic actor
The 'komik' (комик) was a stock casting type in provincial Russian theater troupes: the actor typecast for comic and buffoon roles, often billed and addressed by that function rather than by name.