Verkar glömt bort att google fanns när jag startade denna tråden.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-di...and-a-comedian
Citat:
The terms are often used interchangeably and in fact, are usually defined in terms of each other, but the generally accepted difference among those in the comedy world is that "comic" refers to someone who does live, solo, stand-up comedy, while "comedian" can refer to someone who might do stand-up but might also do improv or sketch comedy. The implied diffference is that comics are comics, but comedians are often actors.
På den förklaringen verkar det som om comic står under comedian (bägge kan göra A, men bara comedian kan göra B).
Lite underligt att stand-up-ers kallar sig för comics då. Samtidigt i mitt huvud så låter comedian sämre, alltså mer som en clown. Kanske det gör det samma hos dom, och därför har de bytt till comic?