Comedy Studies
@comedy_studies
The Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) is an international research centre devoted to the academic study of comedy. Proudly based at Brunel University.
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Caty Borum
@catybc
Executive Director @CMSImpact | Provost Associate Professor @AmericanU @AU_SOC | Co-Director/-Founder @YALLcomedy | Author @oupacademic @ucpress @nyupress
Chortle Comedy
@chortle
UK comedy news, reviews & listings Also: bsky.app/profile/chortl… mastodon.online/@chortle threads.net/@chortle_comedy
Ad Carter
@a_d_carter
Sociology of emotion and humour, Teaching Associate at The University of Sheffield - he/him
harry venning
@harrymvenning
Writer/cartoonist. Clare In The Community, Hamlet, Release Your Inner Cartoonist-On Stage! UK Strip Cartoonist Of The Year. Accredited Arts Society Lecturer.
Matt Sienkiewicz
@mediastudied
Head Coach Hapoel Brookline 3rd grade Hoops; Chair, Comm Dept, Director, Jewish Studies @BostonCollege. Books: That’s Not Funny, Comedy Studies Reader, others.
Rabbey
@rachaelcabbey
Either making theatre, writing about class/gender/sexuality in stand up, or in the pub. usually the 3rd one.
Rachael Healy
@ohrhealy
Journalist/lapsed mackem | Freelance features/reviews/investigations. Mostly on culture, mostly in @guardian @observeruk | British Journalism Awards winner 2023
Dr Matt Hilborn
@matthewhilborn
Film comedy researcher @ucdslcl. Currently writing on romantic comedy (film/TV) in Spain - passion, pleasure, politics, & dating practices post-#seacabó
School of Advanced Study, University of London
@sasnews
News and events from the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of humanities research. We monitor our profiles, more here: bit.ly/3q8WHYm
Slapstick Festival
@slapstickfest
🎭Bringing the best in silent and visual comedy to a larger audience since 2005🎭 🎉Celebrated the 20th #SlapstickFestival 12th-16th Feb 2025🎉
africartoons.com
@africartoons
The News in Cartoons, by Africa's leading editorial cartoonists - updated daily!
The Cartoon Museum
@cartoonmuseumuk
Home of British editorial cartoons. Displaying original art from the 1800s to the modern day: editorial cartoons, comics, caricatures.
Platforma arts
@platformaarts
Platforma Arts and Refugee Network - supports the development of music, theatre, film, dance, crafts, writing, visual arts etc by and about refugees.
Michael Harris-Wakelam
@emceeharrisw
CEO of @bigdiffco - home of @leicscomedyfest @bigdiff_venue & @kidscomedyfest + other great initiatives. Normal T’s & C’s apply
Nick Holm
@nickhfholm
Pursued a PhD in media and cultural studies. Caught it. Now I have to wear shirts when I teach.
Caroline Dinenage MP
@cj_dinenage
MP for Gosport. Chair of the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee.
Joy Carter
@joycartershow
#Comedian Writer Speaker #adoption advocate loves ❤️ ballet blackberries and wildlife
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
@commonscms
We are a cross-party group of MPs holding @DCMS and its associated bodies to account. See what we are working on 👇
Showtown History Centre
@showtownhistory
Latest news on heritage collections and engagement from the Showtown History Centre. Discover more ➡ @showtownbpl
Dr Kav_Kay
@kavytak
senior lecturer in education @ResearchCRED • assoc fellow @ICwS_SAS • PhD Sociology• SFHEA @AdvanceHE• comics & culture नमस्ते • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The Morecambe & Wise Archive 👓🌞♥️
@eric_ernie_col
Rare photos, archive items, collectables and news, all in the very spirit of Mr Morecambe & the one with the Short Fat Hairy Legs! #StillBringingSunshine👓🌞♥️
Jackie Cannon
@jackiecann2
Author: Cuba: One Moment in Time (2016)
Dr Carol Silveira
@littlefoottweet
Lecturer in Sociology at Canterbury Christ Church University, researching comedy, identity and politics 🥸 She/Her 🏳️🌈
Anja Franck
@anja_franck
University of Gothenburg researcher with an interest in migration, borders, humor & football. Blåvit såklart. Terrible with twitter
Brunel Research
@brunelresearch
News and updates from the research community at Brunel University of London (@BrunelUni)
Brunel Arts
@brunel_arts
Brunel Arts provides a variety of courses and events to enrich the University and the local community. Email: [email protected] Phone: 01895266074
The Comedy Crowd
@thecomedycrowd
Empowering the world's comedy creators. Inspiration, opportunities & more in our weekly newsletter 👉 thecomedycrowd.com/newsletter/
Humour & Religion Network
@humrelnetwork
The Humour & Religion Network (HRN) is an international and interdisciplinary research network interested in issues at the intersections of humour and religion.
Ben Nickl
@popculturals
USYD. translation, pop & cultural technologies of mediation. views mine. rtw ≠ endorsement, @[email protected]
Alberto Godioli
@albertogodioli
Assoc. Prof. @ University of Groningen | Humor Studies 🙃 | NWO Vidi on Humor & Free Speech Jurisprudence ⚖ (2022-2027) | Founder @ForHum_WW | he/him
Talk About Satire
@satirenomore
Home of Smith & Waugh Talk About Satire, the internet's No 2 favourite podcast involving the idea of satire (Feedspot, 2025). #SatireNoMore #TalkAboutSatire
@emma-sullivan.bsky.social
@emmalmsullivan
Comedy research (stand up, literature, visual art). Associate lecturer @OpenUniversity, tutor @BrilliantClub, freelance writer @theskinnymag
Jack Brady
@jaccibrady
Anthropologist. PhD Candidate (Pol Sci). The politics of laughter. #academictwitter #polsci #auspol #satire #anthropology
Raul Perez
@raulperezsoc
sociologist of racism/humor author of The Souls of White Jokes (Stanford University Press 2022) @stanfordpress @washingtonpost @nbcnews @axios @thisishellradio
Rujuta رُجُتا
@rujutadate
researcher (and sometimes I teach) online funnies tickle my brain so I read/write/teach about them
Laugh Therapy UK
@laughtherapyuk
Research Based Virtual/Live Services for Education, Social/Healthcare & Teams. promoting the many health and achievement benefits of laughter.
Humor Studies
@humor_studies
International Society for Humor Studies
CASC
@canadianstandup
Our mission is to build a thriving and dynamic comedy industry in Canada for comedians in stand-up, sketch, and improv.
David Edward Perry ☮️
@perrycomedy
Creativity savant. Professor of Comedy. We need humorists, not tyrants. I'm moving to 🦋perrycomedy.bsky.social
Beyond The Podcast
@beyond_the_pod
Looking at use of marketing/data in Podcasting and also in creative industries in general. Day job: @analysismktg
ComedyPodcastDevotees
@comedypodcastde
For comedy podcast fans and even the podcasts with occasional chuckles.Join the Discord Threads & Instagram rb.gy/xtpw
West End Comedy
@comedywestend
The Best Weeknight Comedy in London. Upstairs at the Covent Garden Social Club. BOOK NOW ⬇️
Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre
@creativepec
Independent research & policy recommendations for the UK's creative industries. Led by @NCLBusiness with @theRSAorg funded by @ahrcpress
OOIR Humanities
@ooir_hum
Trending papers from (peer-reviewed) Arts & Humanities journals. See also: -) @ObserveIR (Social Sciences) -) @OOIR_Psy (Psychology) -) @OOIR_STEM (STEM)
POPSICULE
@anu_popsicule
The Science in Popular Culture & Entertainment Hub of the Australian National University: linktr.ee/anu_popsicule #scicomm #popculture #sciart
beyondthejoke
@beyondthejoke1
Top rate comedy website founded by Bruce Dessau. beyondthejoke.co.uk this is a backup Twitter account you’ll get better updates at @brucedes
Forum for Humor and the Law
@forhum_ww
The Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum) is a platform for scholars, artists, lawyers, and anyone interested in humor, free speech and related legal matters.
You're Havin' a Class
@havinaclass
Here to celebrate, promote and advocate for more Working-class scripted comedy. Run by @franriando
RAGnzlz
@ragnzlz
PhD student implementing computational humor at Purdue University; I might make jokes, could be a computer…
Jonas Nicolaï
@jonas_nicolai
Postdoctoral researcher at CeSO (KU Leuven) interested in humour and journalism.
Lina M. Liederman
@mololied
Giselinde Kuipers moved to @[email protected]
@gmmkuipers
avingagiraffe.com
@avingagiraffe
Online Magazine with the latest comedy news, exclusive reviews and opinions covering UK and US TV channels and streamers @[email protected]
AHSN_Humour
@ahsn_humour
The Australasian Humour Studies Network - AHSN. An Interdisciplinary group working together to explore the big questions: What are humour and laughter?
Simon Weaver
@simonjohnweaver
Sociologist and humour researcher. Author of The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour and The Rhetoric of Racist Humour.