merry andrew vs comedian

merry andrew and comedian both are nouns.

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

As nouns, comedian is a hypernym of merry andrew; that is, comedian is a word with a broader meaning than merry andrew:

merry andrew: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Other hypernyms of merry andrew include comic.

merry andrew (noun)	comedian (noun)
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
	an actor in a comedy