By Kanika Katyal (with inputs from Akhil Kumar):
I used to think Twitter was for the “Know-it-Alls”. With people ranting over every rain-fed puddle, assessing celebrity assets and basically pitching in political propaganda in the name of public spirit; in addition to the Trends changing every hour a day, what is one supposed to follow ?Twitter, social media,
Well, I won’t lie, Twitter may seem like a lot of work. But then I realised that it doesn’t have to be! If you pick the right folks to follow, the whole thing can be fun. Everyone loves a good joke!
Comedians are not only hilarious in real life but on Twitter too. They have created a new genre of comedy, hard to describe in one word. It’s like a combination of satire, current events, pop culture and stream of consciousness, all packaged into 140 characters or less. Whether you like parody, traditional comedians, sports commentary, girly rants or unconventionally weird Internet humor, there’s at least one account in the list below that will make you laugh.
1. @gkhamba Writer. Comic. Co-founder of All India Bakchod.
End up buying t-shirts after seeing them worn by fit, well cut models and then see them hang like a shitty tent from my man tits
– Khamba (@gkhamba) June 26, 2014
2. @KhapPanchayat Parody account, insanely funny!
“I want you to do things to me that you haven’t done to any other woman” she cried. He started treating her with respect. #50ShadesOfKhet – Khap Panchayat (@KhapPanchayat) July 12, 2014
3. @AksharPathak Graphic Designer. Founder of Minimal Bollywood Posters and Tweetard
Knock knock Who’s there? Laa Laa who? Laa who mooh lag gaya. (I’m sorry)
– Akshar (@AksharPathak) July 2, 2014
4. @GabbbarSingh Funny, mildly offensive at times. Totally worth it. Â
There seems to be Huge Air conditioner Installed on top of Bangalore with its exhaust pointed in the direction of Chennai. – GabbbarSingh (@GabbbarSingh) July 21, 2014
5. @RoflIndian Calls himself a humourist and blogger
What Modi essentially wants to say is “India ko banana republic se republic banana padega”. – Rofl Indian (@Roflindian) May 8, 2014
6. @Fakingnews Indian News satire.
BREAKING: Chambal dacoits applying for China visa to loot BRICS Bank http://t.co/Dnf4PdE4qt – Faking News (@fakingnews) July 21, 2014
A parody of the sensational term “Breaking News”, FN uses satire as a brilliant tool for social commentary.
7. @rameshsrivats Armchair thinker
Oho. Smoking ban is being discussed again. This Harsh Vardhan seems to have only 2 approaches – a) Ban things. b) Make things compulsory. – Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) July 9, 2014
8. @trendulkar Not a parody account of Sachin Tendulkar
I don’t hate Chetan Bhagat for his opinions. I hate him for writing novels about non-existent things like sex in Engineering colleges. – Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) July 16, 2014
The guy is “Forever Alone”, or so his tweets say. A sports fan, alright, but also tweets about the books he reads, the movies he watches, the autos he rode in, and so on; all of which are crisp, and funny!
9. @ComedyTruth (Sorry Not Sorry) Not just girly rants
This is awesome pic.twitter.com/73gqwzFQOp – Sorry not sorry! (@ComedyTruth) July 20, 2014
10. @kamaalrkhan (self-proclaimed) Actor, producer and movie critic.
Good morning and kiss to Salman n #kick to Rahman. – Kamaal R Khan KRK (@kamaalrkhan) July 22, 2014
11. @bhak_sala Comic page.
Everytime Ishant Sharma takes a wicket Rahul Gandhi starts hoping again – Bhak Sala (@bhak_sala) July 20, 2014
12. @rahulroushan (not)Just another Twitter user with a great sense of humour
How much liberal neighborhood is, depends on which of these is given in black polythene bag by local banya: lingerie, chicken, wine, condom. – Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) July 18, 2014
13. @coolfunnytshirt (Keh Ke Pehno) Punny guy.
In India, Sound is measured in ‘arnabs’, laughter in ‘sidhus’, silence in ‘manmohans’ & chutiyapa in ‘digvijays’. #ThingsThatAmazeForeigners – Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) September 10, 2013
When it comes to pun, it is always intended by this guy. His tweets are direct, fresh and original. The kind of people who would seldom be heard saying- “no offense”. The word-play in his tweets is amazing!
14. @awryaditi (Aditi Mittal) Comedian
I know I’m not asking for the first time, but are you SURE the lyrics are not “No eyes, no thighs, phir bhi bomb lagdi mennu”? – Aditi Mittal (@awryaditi) July 21, 2014
15. @mojorojo (Rohan Joshi) Comedian, writer, part of All India Bakchod
A black cat peed on our front door so mother is now convinced we will all get cancer and die by tonight for our sins. – Rohan Joshi (@mojorojo) July 21, 2014
16. @IISuperwomanIIÂ (Lilly singh) Entertainer. Famous for her YouTube Videos.
Check out my NEW VIDEO: Types of Crushes https://t.co/CTs6f6PKv2 Can we get 1000 RTs?! #TeamSuper #RT – Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) July 22, 2014
17. @thetanmay (Tanmay Bhatt) Comic writer. Co-founder of the All India Bakchod
Lent the Ecosport to dad for 6 days. It’s been duly returned, replete with god idols and photos. I now call it the Ford Tirupati. – Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) July 18, 2014
18. @thevirdas (Vir Das) Comedian, Actor
I think I missed something. How much was allocated to political social media trolls? Nothing? Wait, you guys do this for free??? #Budget2014 – Virr Das (@thevirdas) July 10, 2014
19. @HoeZaay ( Jose Covavo) MTv VJ.
How I survived watching Arnab Goswami’s #TeaWithTerrorist debate with Ved Vaidik. https://t.co/wLdZLPM0ha – José Covaco (@HoeZaay) July 15, 2014
Hope you enjoyed a good laugh. That’s not to say these are the only accounts. There are millions of funny tweeters out there, so share the ones you love best in the comments.
You can follow Kanika at @Kanika_Katyal and Akhil at @Akhil1490.