Despite what Christopher Hitchens says, ladies can be funny too. Crazy, right?
In fact I follow a lot of funny women on Twitter who should have more followers than they do. Here are some Daily Dot selects—hilarious women with (seemingly) great politics who have less than 15,000 followers. Enjoy, follow, fave, retweet, do you.
1) Grace Spelman (@GraceSpelman)
Who: Grace Spelman is a staff writer for BuzzFeed.
Sample line: “I’ve started talking to my plants AKA I’m turning into the quirky aunt I always knew I’d be”
new bio https://t.co/VhzTHZz0Ea
— grace spelman (@GraceSpelman) June 11, 2015
I made a collage of the Animorphs mid-morph bc I was crying laughing @ the book covers this morning. Here they are pic.twitter.com/is7wmkyarC
— grace spelman (@GraceSpelman) February 7, 2015
It's only 8:30 but I already know that reading this headline is the best thing that happened to me today pic.twitter.com/ojzjodWTO0
— grace spelman (@GraceSpelman) April 7, 2015
no but now I kind of want to pic.twitter.com/97W4xsPNbl
— grace spelman (@GraceSpelman) December 2, 2014
I'm going to redownload Tinder and try to convince every boy that I am a ghost
— grace spelman (@GraceSpelman) December 14, 2014
2) black frances ha (@imbobswaget)
Who: Freelance writer.
Sample line: “can you imagine having to send dick pics via carrier pigeons like they had to do in victorian times your dick pic just flapping in the wind”
someone tell john green to chill pic.twitter.com/SxqQK9iMBH
— vampire workday (@imbobswaget) June 12, 2015
my mission statement: i'll never let a french person shame me
— vampire workday (@imbobswaget) May 16, 2015
"it turns out fiddy cent might not even have fifty cents" how long were white people sitting on that one
— vampire workday (@imbobswaget) July 13, 2015
3) Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously)
Who: Brooklyn-based comedian and writer.
Sample line: “What if there were furries during Shakespeare’s time?”
Just asking for the future: what's proper taxi etiquette for getting them to go through the drive thru? 🚖🍟
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) May 31, 2015
Y'all are mad at baby grande but you don't know what that donut tasted like. Maybe it was so bad it made her hate America. #blamethedonut
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 8, 2015
Landed in San Diego. Have heard Rob Thomas and Ja Rule and am quietly wondering if I've traveled through time…
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 7, 2015
Can I get ASMR from the incredibly loud bass in my neighbor's Fetty Wap playlist?
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) July 5, 2015
4) Aria Dean (@lol_prosciutto)
Who: Los Angeles-based writer and artist.
Sample line: “if capitalism is the enemy, i guess im like rlly into keep your friends close and your enemies closer”
in the future there is no religion, no politics only clans organized around which thinkpiece u hate least
— blipsterrunoffdotcom (@lol_prosciutto) June 11, 2015
that time i vommed in an uber was actually a protest against the notion of a utopian sharing economy
— blipsterrunoffdotcom (@lol_prosciutto) April 6, 2015
Tfw yr drone is chasing you around house and you love it like its a cute rescue dog w a dark past
— blipsterrunoffdotcom (@lol_prosciutto) June 11, 2015
5) Julia (@becauseimjewish)
Who: New York-based comedian.
Sample line: “Today my therapist told me to stop hating all men because ‘all human beings suffer’ and I was like ‘nah fam'”
https://twitter.com/becauseimjewish/status/622903681927806978
https://twitter.com/becauseimjewish/status/621813961021857792
https://twitter.com/becauseimjewish/status/621812143512494080
https://twitter.com/becauseimjewish/status/617461457027006464
6) Zoë Klar (@zoeklar)
Who: Co-founder of Lady Parts magazine.
Sample line: “replying ‘maybe’ is so brave”
someone just said to me "let me drink a beer before you keep talking."
— Zoë Klar (@zoeklar) July 13, 2015
overheard someone bragging about their "super deep pussy" but how deep can it really be?
— Zoë Klar (@zoeklar) July 10, 2015
girl's night. pic.twitter.com/csm162WhvN
— Zoë Klar (@zoeklar) May 3, 2015
7) Gabby Bess (@seemstween)
Who: Multi-media artist and writer.
Sample line: “nothing tastes as good as praise from random strangers on the internet feels”
https://twitter.com/seemstween/status/618510696662347777
https://twitter.com/seemstween/status/611567691825086464
https://twitter.com/seemstween/status/606260269749256192
8) Jena Friedman (@JenaFriedman)
Who: Standup comedian, field producer for the Daily Show.
Sample line: “What if the whole entertainment industry knew Bill Cosby was a serial rapist in the 70s, 80s & 90s but pretended that they didn’t until now?”
https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman/status/607379610163146752
https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman/status/599617536595009537
https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman/status/619594570985308161
9) Shannon O’Neill (@spotastic)
Who: Artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and can be seen on the Chris Gethard Show, Broad City, and Man Seeking Woman.
Sample line: “I’ve seen Sharknado, but not Sharknado 2, will I understand Sharknado 3?”
I just pre-ordered Fight Club 2. It doesn't come out until May, 2016. This is very important information about me, who I am etc etc.
— Shannon O'Neill 🐀 (@spotastic) July 13, 2015
I love getting my period. It is my favorite thing in the world. NATURES BEST IDEA.
— Shannon O'Neill 🐀 (@spotastic) June 11, 2015
RT if you are awake and chill as fuck.
— Shannon O'Neill 🐀 (@spotastic) July 8, 2015
10) Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis)
Who: Writer for Veep.
Sample line: “you think ‘you can’t turn a ho into a housewife’ but i thought you can’t make a human man out of garbage and yet here you are”
i know him in the biblical sense and by that i mean i've kind of lost touch with him but he's undoubtedly in someone's hotel room
— Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis) June 26, 2015
I'M IN THE CORNER
— Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis) June 27, 2015
WATCHING YOU KISS HER
*screams like my only son has been murdered*
i like to imagine Trump gives his toupée to an assistant to hand wash at night but she runs it thru the dishwasher when no one is looking
— Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis) June 16, 2015
she wears short skirts
— Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis) June 10, 2015
i wear t-shirts
she's cheer captain and
i'm going to steal the declaration of independence pic.twitter.com/nUBsAoaqZ4
i may not be rich but i am a prominent rich ally and i love the culture which means i should be included in the community
— Alexis Wilkinson (@OhGodItsAlexis) July 15, 2015
11) melissa c rocha (@melisshious)
Who: Rocha puts on a monthly scrappy show, Treat Yourself, and programs for the Strong Female Lead film series. You can watch her sketches here.
Sample line: “‘I’m still here.’ -Quentin Tarantino’s chin”
https://twitter.com/melisshious/status/592007840748961792
https://twitter.com/melisshious/status/615964740016181248
https://twitter.com/melisshious/status/621208928320389120
12) Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz)
Who: The brains behind the wildly hilarious Twitter accounts @GuyInYourMFA and @DystopianYA.
Sample line: “Tweeting about losing followers is like when a standup makes a joke about how badly he’s bombing. it just makes everyone uncomfortable”
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/613539647541653504
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/597430723331653633
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/619094777112494081
13) Alicia Eler (@AliciaEler)
Who: Alicia Eler is a queer writer who edits ART21 magazine, contributes to the Guardian and Hyperallergic, and splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City.
Sample line: “Affective labor is the way to my heart. I desire your production”
#Tinder?! I barely even know her!
— Alicia Kismet Eler (@aliciaeler) July 18, 2015
Every good teen goth girl grows up to become a karmic yogi. Namaste, Satan!
— Alicia Kismet Eler (@aliciaeler) December 12, 2014
"The fine line between Los Angeles mystic and Portland hippie"
— Alicia Kismet Eler (@aliciaeler) December 5, 2014
14) Jenny Jaffe (@jennyjaffe)
Who: The founder of mental health nonprofit, Project UR OK.
Sample line: “Can you imagine if they made poopless dogs? How popular would dogs be then??”
https://twitter.com/jennyjaffe/status/627606549771513856
https://twitter.com/jennyjaffe/status/627547591149010944
https://twitter.com/jennyjaffe/status/626812703613452288
15) Nicole Drespel (@nicolemtherese)
Who: Nicole is an actor and teacher at the UCB Theatre.
Sample line: “‘There’s Taylor Swift the person and then there’s Taylor Swift the institution’ – some B drunk on rosè, also me to @kaileeayyar last night”
Illustration by Max Fleishman