comic vs merry andrew

comic and merry andrew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comic	Yes	Yes	No	No
merry andrew	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, merry andrew is a hyponym of comic; that is, merry andrew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comic:

comic (noun)	merry andrew (noun)
a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

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