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Comedians Making the Most of Twitter's 140-Character Tweet Limit

by Warren Riddle on June 2, 2009 at 08:16 AM

Okay, all you Twitter haters, to pique your interest in the microblogging site, and to bring a smile to your faces, Mashable has created an exhaustive list of over 80 comedians who provide tweeting hilarity. (We're not sure exactly how many, since the headline says 85 and the article itself says 90-plus. And we definitely aren't going to count them.) We've already praised the comedic twitterings of some on the list, like Rainn Wilson (Dwight on 'The Office') who recently offered: "Got my spleen pierced. Totally fierce tribal stud. Only gonna be appreciated by X-ray technicians, but still . . ."

With its 140-character limit on 'tweets,' Twitter is ideal for the comedic musings, short jokes, and one-liners that are the stand-up comedian's stock and trade.

Michael Ian Black, who earlier received recognition for his Twitter feud with LeVar Burton, made the list and also recently provided some bodily humor when he tweeted, "At the hospital for work. As long as I'm here, I might try to squeeze in a quick vasectomy." Other, perhaps previously overlooked, folks on the list definitely inspired a "Dang! Why haven't we been following them?" moment. Rob Huebel, of Human Giant, frequently contributes quality tweets, including: "Writing a break-up poem to give someone. Need a line that rhymes with 'you forgot to mention your transgender operation.'''

If those little tidbits didn't spur you to make a Twitter visit, there are at least 82 other comedian twitterers mentioned, so there should be something to appeal to almost anyone. Since that list is pretty daunting, though, we came up with a more manageable list of 10 additional Twitter comedians who can hopefully entertain even the most ardent anti-tweeters. [From: Mashable]

Comedians on Twitter

    Twitter has a 140-character limit on its tweets, which makes it a perfect forum for comedians to distribute jokes, one-liners, and pithy commentary to their fans and anyone who wants a laugh. Here are five funny folks who are making the most of the ridiculously popular microblogging service.
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    Warren Riddle

    1) The Twitterer: Joel McHale of 'The Soup'
    The Funny: "Unless you were on the Rock of Love Bus, then stay at home. I'm just getting over a cold so my immune system is fragile"
    The Following: 539,000
    The Frequency: Daily

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    2) The Twitterer: Eric Wareheim of 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' (Although his partner Tim is listed)
    The Funny: "Christian power ballads playing in the car. Still drunk on Nyquil, so they sound pretty good."
    The Following: 14,000.
    The Frequency: Daily

    3) The Twitterer: Thomas Lennon of 'Reno 911!' and 'Night at The Museum'
    The Funny: "YouTube has pulled the trailer for THE STATE on DVD, as part of a brilliant decade-long campaign to keep us underground. Stay free!"
    The Following: 6,000.
    The Frequency: Daily

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    4) The Twitterer: Mindy Kaling of 'The Office'
    The Funny: "i cant sleep. i keep thinking how destructive to the galaxy it would be if Spock and Kirk fought over me on the deck of the Enterprise."
    The Following: 70,000
    The Frequency: Daily

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    5) The Twitterer: Dave Foley of 'The Kids in the Hall' and 'News Radio'
    The Funny: "Does everyone feel like they are hearing half a phone conversation. I fear that I twitter wrongly."
    The Following: 3,500
    The Frequency: Periodically

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    6) The Twitterer: Charlie Murphy of 'Chappelle Show'
    The Funny: "Whats up y'all. Im in Tampa Florida this weekend at the Tampa Improv. Thurs - Sun...Holla". C'mon, he's new to the site.
    The Following: 400
    The Frequency: Periodically.

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    7) The Twitterer: Aziz Ansari of 'Human Giant'
    The Funny: "Trying to steal wifi while crashing at a friends. How could the password for the network "this charming router" not be morrisey?"
    The Following: 32,000.
    The Frequency: Daily

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    8) The Twitterer: Paul Feig, creator of 'Freaks and Geeks'
    The Funny: "Hot dog martinis! Boil two hot dogs 10 minutes, remove hot dogs, discard, pour hot dog water into glass, top with gin, drink, vomit, repeat."
    The Following: 189,000.
    The Frequency: Daily

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    9) The Twitterer: Jeff Garlin of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
    The Funny: "My last tweet was sarcasm. Here is what I should have wrote - Pre-orders for my new dvd are lame. Amazon Sales Rank #135257 in DVD. I'm sad."
    The Following: 6,000
    The Frequency: Periodically

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Tags: comedian, funny, humor, microblogging, top, twitter

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