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Twitter may seem like a lot of work--yet another way you have to keep up with people's boring minutia and thoughts on Michael Jackson's doctor. But it doesn't have to be! If you pick the right folks to follow (comedians who are not only hilarious in real life but on Twitter too) the whole thing can be fun. They are in no particular order, so make sure to scroll all the way through (DO IT). Please let us know about other funny feeds we missed in the comments section!
Thanks to HuffPo for the inclusion. The list is super dominated by dudes and "official" funny people though, so below I offer my own list of funny people to follow
http://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa
http://twitter.com/ElonJames
http://twitter.com/basseyworld
http://twitter.com/LizzWinstead
http://twitter.com/katiehalps
http://twitter.com/meganganz
http://twitter.com/LoveRhino
http://twitter.com/BestAt
http://twitter.com/fireland
http://twitter.com/kumailn
http://twitter.com/kyriabeingbanal
http://twitter.com/LeeCamp
http://twitter.com/ListenToLeon
via youtube.com
I caught a screening of this movie at Netroots Nation two weeks ago. I'd meant to see it at SXSW but never got the chance. It's an extraordinary story of an influential and prescient man named Josh Harris who was far ahead of his time when it came to how people will connect and represent themselves in a totally networked world.
He basically foretold the rise of services like YouTube and UStream and his story is one of both wonder and caution.
Ticket info is here: http://bit.ly/f8ztr
You’re saying, “Not another one of these techno-geeky black guys with political passions who does stand-up comedy and blogs.” But that’s Baratunde Thurston ’99. “I operate in three major spheres: comedy, politics, and technology,” he explains. “An ideal zone for me is where all three overlap. Politics is the heart; comedy and technology are tools to amplify or deliver a message. Humor is a really effective way to talk about what I really care about: politics and justice.”
This interview was conducted back in March, so not everything is perfectly up-to-date, but I'm not complaining. This is a pretty ridiculously awesome article!