comic vs comedian

comic and comedian both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comic	Yes	Yes	No	No
comedian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, comic and comedian are synonyms defined as:

comic and comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

comic (noun)	comedian (noun)
a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
	an actor in a comedy

comic (adjective)	comedian (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
arousing or provoking laughter