The sort of comedian who gets you off your seat (5-2)

I believe the answer is:

stand-up

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'comedian who gets you off your seat' is the definition.
'stand up' can be an answer for 'comedian' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the rest of the definition.

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(Other definitions for stand-up that I've seen before include "Performed solo (of a comedy routine)" , "Type of comedian" , "Form of comedy" , "Sort of comic (to be counted?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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