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50 Funny Twitter Accounts to Follow on X
A good comedy feed depends on what you find funny. Deadpan news satire, an elaborate pun and a cat with a badly translated caption are different pleasures. These 50 accounts cover those styles, plus stand-up performers and a few brands with a distinctive comic voice.
The selected accounts are ordered by follower count, not by a claim that humor can be objectively ranked. Use the focus filter to skip straight to satire, comedians, wordplay or memes.
The 50 accounts
50 of 50 accounts · Ordered by follower count
- 01

Jimmy Fallon
Comedy & television@jimmyfallon
Tonight Show sketches, celebrity comedy and entertainment clips from the host's own feed.
42,948,129followersView on X ↗ - 02

Conan O'Brien
Comedians@ConanOBrien
Dry one-liners, podcast material and comedy projects from the late-night host.
23,645,548followersView on X ↗ - 03

Funny Or Die
Comedy & television@funnyordie
Comedy videos, sketches and performer collaborations from the entertainment brand.
10,569,569followersView on X ↗ - 04

The Onion
Satire@TheOnion
Deadpan fictional headlines that borrow the language of news reporting. Read the stories as satire, not factual alerts.
10,565,445followersView on X ↗ - 05

Sarah Silverman
Comedians@SarahKSilverman
Comedy projects and personal commentary, often mixed with explicitly political posts.
10,180,275followersView on X ↗ - 06

WeRateDogs
Animals & memes@dog_rates
Dog photos and playful ratings, mixed with stories about individual dogs and related fundraising.
9,083,642followersView on X ↗ - 07

Jimmy Carr
Comedians@jimmycarr
Stand-up clips, crowd work and tour updates, often featuring deliberately dark material.
5,761,268followersView on X ↗ - 08

The Babylon Bee
Satire@TheBabylonBee
Conservative and Christian-oriented satire, with frequent jokes about US politics and culture.
5,270,467followersView on X ↗ - 09

John Cleese
Comedians@JohnCleese
Comedy projects and outspoken commentary from the Monty Python performer, including frequent politics.
5,079,218followersView on X ↗ - 10

Out of Context Human Race
Animals & memes@NoContextHumans
Odd human behavior, visual jokes and clips presented with minimal context.
4,263,259followersView on X ↗ - 11

Internet Hall of Fame
Animals & memes@InternetH0F
A compilation feed of memorable internet posts and exchanges. Usually a source for rediscovery rather than original reporting.
3,969,029followersView on X ↗ - 12

Wendy's
Brand humor@Wendys
Fast-food promotions and playful brand banter. Useful for readers interested in commercial accounts with a comic voice.
3,552,751followersView on X ↗ - 13

Very British Problems
Comics & wordplay@SoVeryBritish
Observational jokes about British awkwardness, politeness and the small rituals of everyday life.
3,469,321followersView on X ↗ - 14

Jim Gaffigan
Comedians@JimGaffigan
Observational stand-up, clips and tour material from a comedian known for jokes about ordinary life.
2,633,437followersView on X ↗ - 15

Bill Burr
Comedians@billburr
Stand-up and podcast updates from Burr. Expect blunt humor and occasional promotional stretches.
2,098,345followersView on X ↗ - 16

No Context Brits
Internet humor@NoContextBrits
British visual jokes, cultural references and clips presented with limited explanation.
1,809,328followersView on X ↗ - 17

Sarah Cooper
Comedians@sarahcpr
Comedy and creative-project updates from the writer and performer known for satirical impressions.
1,705,550followersView on X ↗ - 18

Dril
Internet humor@dril
Surreal, deliberately awkward posts whose humor comes from the fictional narrator's warped logic.
1,685,955followersView on X ↗ - 19

Comedy Central
Comedy & television@ComedyCentral
Stand-up and television clips from the network's comedy catalog and shows.
1,542,410followersView on X ↗ - 20

Chelsea Peretti
Comedians@chelseaperetti
Offbeat personal humor and creative updates from the stand-up comedian and actor.
1,202,374followersView on X ↗ - 21

Kevin Bridges
Comedians@kevinbridges86
Stand-up, touring and personal commentary from the Scottish comedian.
1,180,451followersView on X ↗ - 22

Have I Got News For You
Satire@haveigotnews
Topical British satire from the show's production company, Hat Trick. This feed is separate from the BBC.
964,981followersView on X ↗ - 23

Ryanair
Brand humor@Ryanair
Self-deprecating travel jokes and customer-facing banter mixed with airline promotion.
936,605followersView on X ↗ - 24

David Baddiel
Comedians@Baddiel
Writing, comedy and cultural commentary, including conversations about identity and public life.
786,335followersView on X ↗ - 25

Richard Ayoade
Comedians@RichardAyoade
Dry humor and announcements about books and performances. Better for following his work than expecting daily jokes.
727,706followersView on X ↗ - 26

Cracked
Comedy & television@cracked
Humor articles and coverage of comedy, entertainment and pop culture.
619,189followersView on X ↗ - 27

Peter Serafinowicz
Comedians@serafinowicz
Absurdist comedy and performance updates from the actor, writer and impressionist.
593,155followersView on X ↗ - 28

The Oatmeal
Comics & wordplay@Oatmeal
Illustrated humor and stories from cartoonist Matthew Inman, covering everyday frustrations and unexpected obsessions.
523,634followersView on X ↗ - 29

ClickHole
Satire@ClickHole
Absurd quizzes, headlines and stories parodying online media's appetite for clicks.
458,581followersView on X ↗ - 30

Nish Kumar
Comedians@MrNishKumar
Political comedy, stand-up and podcast updates from the British comedian.
386,413followersView on X ↗ - 31

Translated Cats
Animals & memes@TranslatedCats
Cat photos paired with machine-translated captions, where the awkward phrasing is part of the joke.
353,852followersView on X ↗ - 32

Reductress
Satire@Reductress
Satire of women's media, workplace culture and everyday social expectations.
319,661followersView on X ↗ - 33

Poorly Drawn Lines
Comics & wordplay@PDLComics
Reza Farazmand's short comic strips, where understated drawings meet absurd conversations and unlikely situations.
287,006followersView on X ↗ - 34

Hard Drive
Satire@HardDriveMag
Gaming and internet-culture humor alongside entertainment coverage. Particularly suited to readers who know the references.
281,710followersView on X ↗ - 35

Demetri Martin
Comedians@DemetriMartin
Wordplay, visual thinking and stand-up material from a comedian known for concise observations.
269,523followersView on X ↗ - 36

Innocent Drinks
Brand humor@innocent
Conversational jokes and deliberately silly brand posts, mixed with product marketing.
258,693followersView on X ↗ - 37

McSweeney's
Satire@mcsweeneys
Literary humor, comic essays and publishing updates from McSweeney's Internet Tendency and its related publications.
230,377followersView on X ↗ - 38

The Poke
Internet humor@ThePoke
Curated jokes, amusing exchanges and clips from around the internet, with a strong British flavor.
213,161followersView on X ↗ - 39
152,722followersView on X ↗ - 40

Moose Allain
Comics & wordplay@MooseAllain
Illustrations, cartoons and playful observations from an artist with a distinctive comic style.
120,869followersView on X ↗ - 41

The Daily Mash
Satire@thedailymash
British news satire turning politics and everyday frustrations into fictional stories.
117,080followersView on X ↗ - 42

Simon Blackwell
Comics & wordplay@simonblackwell
Dry observations from a screenwriter behind shows including Veep, The Thick of It and Breeders.
109,883followersView on X ↗ - 43

The Betoota Advocate
Satire@BetootaAdvocate
Australian news satire built around local life, politics and a fictional regional newspaper.
109,744followersView on X ↗ - 44

Gary Delaney
Comedians@GaryDelaney
Compact one-liners, wordplay and stand-up clips from a comedian specializing in short jokes.
106,972followersView on X ↗ - 45

David Hughes
Comics & wordplay@david8hughes
Short jokes and comic observations from a writer with credits in television comedy.
106,176followersView on X ↗ - 46

Henning Wehn
Comedians@henningwehn
Stand-up updates and dry observations about British life from the German comedian.
93,144followersView on X ↗ - 47

Pundamentalism
Comics & wordplay@Pundamentalism
A dedicated source of puns and compact language-based jokes.
90,409followersView on X ↗ - 48

Ian Karmel
Comedians@IanKarmel
Stand-up, personal observations and projects from the comedian and comedy writer.
68,341followersView on X ↗ - 49

Duffel Blog
Satire@DuffelBlog
Military satire written around service life, bureaucracy and defense news.
48,155followersView on X ↗ - 50

Tony Cowards
Comics & wordplay@TonyCowards
Puns, short jokes and stand-up updates, mixed with the writer's other interests.
17,578followersView on X ↗
Start with the kind of joke you actually like
If you enjoy short jokes, try Gary Delaney, Pundamentalism and David Hughes. For British social awkwardness, Very British Problems is a more specific fit. Moose Allain adds illustration, while Dril's deliberately unreasonable narrator occupies a different corner of internet comedy.
For satire, choose the context you know. The Onion draws on American life, The Betoota Advocate on Australia and The Daily Mash on Britain. Duffel Blog's jokes rely on military life. The Babylon Bee has an explicit political and religious perspective, which is relevant when deciding whether it belongs in your feed.
Original jokes, compilations and brand banter
A compilation account is convenient, but it is not necessarily the creator of the joke or clip. Follow credited writers and performers when something catches your attention. That is often how a broad meme feed turns into a smaller collection of people whose work you consistently enjoy.
Ryanair, Wendy's and Innocent are included as examples of brand humor. Their jokes still sit inside a commercial account. For marketers studying the style, pay attention to the audience relationship and context; copying a roast into a customer-support exchange can land very differently.
How we selected and ranked these accounts
We researched comedy publications, established performers and internet-humor recommendations, then checked profile records and available timeline samples. The selection balances original writers and performers with satire outlets, compilation feeds and a small number of comic brand accounts. We label those differences instead of presenting every account as an original joke writer.
Every selected account had at least 10,000 followers when checked.
We checked public profile records and, where available, sampled timeline results. Profile photos and follower totals are a snapshot collected on October 8, 2026 through the public FxTwitter API. Display names are edited for clarity. These are third-party readings of X profiles, not audited audience measurements. Numbers and handles can change after the check.
Entries are ordered by follower count, highest first. That ordering does not measure accuracy, audience authenticity, engagement or how often an account posts. The descriptions are editorial summaries; inclusion is not an endorsement of every post or a guarantee of future activity.
Sources and further reading
Each account links to its original X profile. We used the following sources for discovery and context, then checked profiles separately.