Top 10 funniest people on Twitter

By Mark Sullivan

updated 8:58 a.m. ET Oct. 26, 2009

For a few weeks now, I've been compiling a list of people who are consistently funny on Twitter. I consulted friends and followers, fellow journalists, existing "Funny People on Twitter" lists (there are many) and even a few of my comedian friends. What I found were a lot of "funny" Tweeters who are consistently self-deprecating, angry (sorry @LouisCK), self-promoting (sorry @joelmchale), needy, or rude (sorry @sarahsilverman), but not consistently funny.

I also found some Tweeters who have obviously found their voice in this new medium, and are having a ball writing for it every day.

Fair warning: If you are offended by coarse language please don't click through to the Twitter feeds I've marked R-rated.

1. S*** My Dad Says (@s***mydadsays), 485,722 followers
Rating: R, for chronic F-bomb usage

Twitter bio: Name: Justin I'm 29. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down s*** that he says.

This one may be a little overexposed, but it's simply the funniest Twitter feed I've seen to date. The bio information on the account sets it up perfectly, so I'll say no more.

Tweets:

"You know, sometimes it's nice having you around. But now ain't one of those times. Now gimmie the remote we're not watching this bullsh*t."

"I turn the kitchen faucet on and the shower burns you, yes, I get it...No, I'm not gonna stop, I'm just saying yes, I get that concept."

"No, you can not borrow my t-shirt...How about instead of standing there looking shocked, you do your f*****g laundry?"

2. Bad Banana (@badbanana), 52,020 followers
Rating: PG

Twitter bio: Sometimes I just want to give it all up and become a handsome billionaire. Location: Nebraska, USA

Tim Siedell (aka badbanana) is a regular guy/family man from Nebraska (of all places) who found his funny on Twitter. He tweets a lot, and almost every tweet is funny. Check out his feed. The dude is a one-liner machine.

Tweets:

"One of these days, our kids will realize we're saddling them with massive debt. So let's act now and raise the voting age."

"My wife and daughters are sick. It occurs to me that flu immunity might be tied to sports trivia knowledge."

"I think @peeweeherman is using a ghostwriter. Read his tweets and you'll pick up the unmistakable writing style of Chairy."

3. Stephen Colbert (@stephenathome), 1,082,754 followers
Rating: PG; doesn't tweet anything (much) he wouldn't say on TV.

Twitter bio: [none]

INTERACTIVE Porn on Twitter? Think of the seniors! The only thing that's shocking is that it took so long to infiltrate the site

Now here's a surprise: Stephen Colbert's Twitter feed is funny! Colbert has surely succeeded Howard Stern as America's new King of All Media.

Tweets:

"Happy 60th birthday communist china. fyi - in america that's traditionally the debt-forgiving anniversary."

"if a clown offers you a hamburger, and it's not ronald mcdonald, do not eat the hamburger. learned that the hard way."

"if the undead get born again, do they cancel each other out?"

4. Meeting Boy (@meetingboy), 1,571 followers
Rating: PG; worst word I could find was "whore."

Twitter bio: Say or do something stupid in a meeting and I'll tweet it. Location: across the conference table.

If you liked Mike Judge's movie "Office Space," chances are you'll get a kick out of Meeting Boy. He simply tweets about meetings and the funny/stupid things people do in them — and in the workplace in general. It's essentially a funny-cuz-it's-true chronicle of the everyday bullcrap and doublespeak we have to endure at the great tragic sitcom we star in every day at work.

Tweets:

"Two weeks left on a tight deadline. 'Starting Monday the team will meet every day for status.' Problem solved!"

"I hope the unexplained emergency that forced you to be out of the office Thursday through Tuesday went OK. Also, nice tan."

"Senior management announces that Account Management is now called 'Idea Management', but somehow I'm the bad guy for yelling 'April Fools!'"

5. Baron Vaughn (@barvonblaq), 1,137 followers
Rating: PG; some adult language.

Twitter bio: The Man. The Myth. Definitely a Myth. Location: New York, NY, USA

Vaughn is an actor and comedian. He tweets funny, and seems tuned into the tech stuff, too.

Tweets:

"I wanna punch the Palm Pre redheaded girl in the translucent face."

"Just added 'Blaxploitation' to Word's and Firefox's dictionary. They both just got cooler. iPhone knew it already."

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