TWITTER COMEDY HALL OF FAME

Several comedians have found stardom 140 characters at a time. Here are some prominent breakouts,

Megan Amram

490,000 followers

Her absurdist and ever-unpredictable tweets helped the Parks & Recreation writer land a publishing deal for the satirical textbook Science . . . for Her!

Sample tweet: Paintings are just one-piece jigsaw puzzles.

Rob Delaney

1.22 million followers

Relatively unknown before joining Twitter in 2009, Delaney’s influential style set the template for droves of copycats and led to a starring role on the U.K. series Catastrophe.

Sample tweet: I would like to have sex in outer space one day, or on Earth.

Justin Halpern

2.94 million followers

One of the first large-scale Twitter breakouts, Halpern’s account also became something of a cautionary tale after the William Shatner-starring sitcom based on it, $#*! My Dad Says, was cancelled after 18 episodes.

Sample tweet: “No. Aliens exist. I just don’t think they came millions of light years just to see Earth. Be like driving 1,000 miles to go to an Arby’s.”

Kelly Oxford

630,000 followers

Twice named a top tweeter by Time Magazine, the Calgary writer has published the New York Times bestseller Everything is Perfect When

You’re a Liar and sold several screenplays since gaining Twitter notoriety.

Sample tweet: I know hardship, I went to French school in Canada, only country in the world where speaking French isn’t cool.

Tim Siedell

740,000 followers

The Nebraska native was an advertising creative director before capturing an audience on Twitter; he is now a staffer on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore and has also written for Dark Horse Comics since 2013.

Sample tweet: Guys, I left my car keys in 2015. I’m real sorry, but we have to go back.