Template:Infobox comedian
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Usage
This infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article.
{{Infobox comedian | name = name | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | medium = | nationality = | active = | genre = | subject = | influences = | influenced = | spouse = | domesticpartner = | notable_work = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | current_members = | past_members = | module = }}
Parameters
All attributes are optional.
Parameter | Explanation |
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name | Insert name of comedian |
image | Just the name of the file, e.g. filename.jpg |
image_size | Insert image width (defaults to frameless if left empty) |
alt | Alternative text for the image |
caption | Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer |
pseudonym | Insert any of the comedian's aliases or pen names |
birth_name | Insert comedian's birth name |
birth_date | Insert date of birth: month, day, year. Use {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} (use Use {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead) |
birth_place | Insert place of birth: town, city, country |
death_date | Insert date of death: month, day, year. Use {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (first set for death date; second set for birth date) |
death_place | Insert place of death: town, city, country |
medium | Insert the medium the comedian worked in: television, stand-up, film, etc. |
nationality | Insert nationality of writer |
active | Insert the years that the person is active |
genre | Insert the comedian's general comedic genre. For instance, Jon Stewart would be political satire; George Carlin would be black humor |
subject | Insert the most frequent topics of the comedian's comedy (e.g. for Dave Chapelle, racism/race relations; for Stephen Colbert, politics/the Christian Right; for Cheech Marin, race and drugs) |
influences | Insert the names of comedians who influenced his/her work. Note that it is possible for a comedian to both influence and be influenced by another comedian, if they are colleagues or are contemporaneous |
influenced | Insert the names of comedians who were influenced by his/her work. Note that it is possible for a comedian to both influence and be influenced by another comedian, if they are colleagues or are contemporaneous |
signature | Insert an image of the comedian's signature |
website | Insert the comedian's official website. Use {{URL}}. |
footnotes | Insert any miscellaneous information here |
current_members | For comedy troupes and double acts, list all current members. If the troupe/duo has broken up, name all people who were members at the time of the breakup |
former_members | For comedy troupes and double acts, list all members who have, for whatever reason, left. If the troupe/duo has broken up, name all people who left before the time of the breakup |
module | Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one. For example {{Infobox comedian awards}} |
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