14 Under-the-Radar Twitter Accounts Worth Your Follow
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Do you like to be the person who loved the band before they blew up? I think a lot of us take pride in being able to say “I saw them when,” therefore validating our own tastes. They’re popular now, so you were right, they ARE great!
You should follow these hilarious people on Twitter before everyone else does. When they have 100,000+ followers, you can say you followed them when they had, like, 4,000. If you truly love the band, you won’t be mad when they go mainstream.
Sarah Lazarus
Petition to replace “one mississippi” with “one scaramucci” as the best approximation of the shortest unit of time
— Sarah Lazarus (@sarahclazarus) July 31, 2017
This account is partly what inspired this round-up in the first place. I read Lazarus’s tweets to myself and then insist on reading them aloud to whoever is in my company, which is usually only my cat. He is not only a cat, but is also deaf. Her tweets have been falling on deaf cat ears, and frankly, they deserve more.
Joe Rumrill
Whenever I look up into the starry night, I can’t help but wonder…who was it that stole my roof, and how were they even able to do that?
— Joe Rumrill (@2tonbug) June 20, 2017
Rumrill is a New York City-based comedian and a champion of misdirection. An Annoyance Theatre alum, he treats Twitter like an open mic of sorts. As he said in an interview with Splitsider, “Almost all of my jokes go to Twitter first, because I can just send it there as soon as I think of it, good or bad. I treat it like an open mic for learning what stuff to try at ACTUAL open mics.”
May Wilkerson
thanks iPhone for the “flash flood” warning but a “GOP about to cancel your health insurance” warning would be 100% more useful
— may wilkerson (@shutupmay) June 19, 2017
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a good Twitter bio pic that represents your brand is priceless. Wilkerson’s current profile pic on Twitter is of her kissing her bae; a bottle of prescription anti-depressants. Lena Dunham retweeted May once, which may be the only redeemable thing Lena’s done in the past four years.
Langston Kerman
I love to believe that R.L. Stine secretly refers to himself as “Mr. Scare Your Girl”
— Langston Kerman (@LangstonKerman) July 25, 2017
In addition to being one of my favorite stand-ups, Kerman is a consistent highlight in my Twitter feed. If he looks familiar, it’s probably because he played a minor but pivotal role on HBO’s Insecure. Honestly, now that Veep isn’t airing, Insecure is the only show making my HBO subscription worth it right now. (I stopped watching Game Of Thrones a few rapes ago…)
Janelle James
Trump insults women like he’s ever in his life been hot. All that money and still look like warm macaroni salad.
— Janelle James (@janellejcomic) June 30, 2017
I’m just as exhausted by all the Trump jokes as you are, but there are some comics that are still able to find a new angle or a fresh analogy to go in on the president that isn’t just a “his hands are small!” James is one of those gems. She’s New York City-based but should absolutely be on your radar, wherever you are based.
Rae Sanni
The Mooch is out and Bannon’s just in his office, sucking his own cock in peace.
— Rae Sanni (@raesanni) July 31, 2017
Sanni is yet another New York City based comic. Am I biased and think that the NYC scene is superior to other scenes? Yes. You bet. She is a currently a staff writer for The President Show on Comedy Central, and I often look to her Twitter to try to make sense of all the crazy bile-news oozing out of the White House on a daily basis.