gagman vs comic

gagman and comic both are nouns.

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

As nouns, comic is a hypernym of gagman; that is, comic is a word with a broader meaning than gagman:

Other hypernyms of gagman include comedian.

gagman (noun)	comic (noun)
someone who writes comic material for public performers	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
a comedian who uses gags

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