noun
definition
A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
verb
definition
To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
adjective
definition
Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
definition
Having such a face or look.
example
The comedian remained deadpan.
definition
Impassive.
adverb
definition
In a deadpan manner.
Examples of deadpan in a Sentence
Most of the time I was completely deadpan " .
Fans love Kiernan because of his deadpan humor, relatability, and easy smile.
He squinted at the camera and started trying to read the autocue in a totally deadpan manner.
Max himself narrates with a stone-cold deadpan monologue that will send shivers down your spine and make you glad that you aren't Max Payne.
Perhaps Kirk (and Shatner) is at his best on the comedic episodes, with his deadpan reactions to hundreds of cascading tribbles, for instance.
The deliciously deadpan humor is perfect for newly confident readers.
Jimmy and his buddies soon find themselves on the wrong side of their employer and his hitman, a wonderfully deadpan Steve Buscemi.
Join Jack, the nation's best-loved deadpan comedian, as he takes you through life's pet hates.
Sullivan could be temperamental; anyone who crossed him faced career disaster, and he was roundly criticized for his deadpan delivery.
Her manner is so deadpan that I thought she was sending me up, but not so.
He was ruthless when needed, and his deadpan humor that was a trademark of Connery's returned.
The same rather listless deadpan succession of scenes, only loosely connected, with a haphazard sense of narrative.
Ross sang this one and his capacity for delivery outrageously lewd lyrics completely deadpan is always something to behold.
The audience hangs on the president's every one-liner; the slightest deadpan twitch induces guffaws (pretzels not included).
Seen as an answer to every teacher's dilemma of reluctant male readers, the deadpan wit and cartoonish character illustrations have what it takes to engage students and keep them reading.
The audience hangs on the president's every one-liner; the slightest deadpan twitch induces guffaws (pretzels not included ).
Although their costumes and deadpan humor led some to write Devo off as performance art rather than serious music, they were in fact extremely musically inventive.