Since it's inception, the Twitterverse has been a hub of pop culture and comedy. Comedian Mindy Kaling and satarist Stephen Colbert are among the funniest on Twitter, according to Culture blog editor Molly Driscoll ().
Ms. Kaling, who is also an actor and writer, is perhaps best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on the 鈥淥ffice,鈥� and her Fox TV show 鈥淭he Mindy Project.鈥� But the celebrity also has a strong fan base on Twitter, with more than 2 million followers.
Whether you want updates on "The Mindy Project" or just appreciate Kaling's sense of humor about love and daily life, Kaling is the go-to girl.
鈥淭he former 鈥極ffice鈥� star鈥檚 frequently updated Twitter account offers musings on everything from living in Los Angeles, the best romcoms, occasional backstage peeks at 鈥楳indy鈥� production, and so much more,鈥� says Ms. Driscoll.
Kaling鈥檚 account is full of quotables. Take, for example, a tweet from March 15, when she wrote 鈥淪o my type is Joffrey Baratheon and Draco Malfoy.鈥�
One of her most popular tweets is from Jan. 3, 2012: 鈥淭he whole airplane rule of 鈥榩ut on your oxygen mask on first, then help the person next to you,鈥� is a great metaphor for life.鈥�
And then there鈥檚 July 2: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 care I鈥檓 still going to make a run at Anderson Cooper.鈥�
In an with Fast Company, Kaling said she prefers to use Twitter for thank you notes and other personal exchanges.
"Twitter is basically a more playful way to text a friend," she said.
also has a large following on Twitter. In fact, his personal account has much more followers than the account for 鈥淭he Colbert Report鈥� TV show does (4.6 million versus 425,000).
鈥淪ome of his political jokes may alienate those who don鈥檛 agree with him, but many of the 鈥楥olbert Report鈥� host鈥檚 tweets, which seem to be the overflow of jokes he didn鈥檛 have time to use for his weeknight news show, are pretty funny no matter what your political belief,鈥� Driscoll says.
One of her favorite tweets includes a comment Colbert made about Pope Francis on Feb. 26: 鈥淚 bet he鈥檚 got a serious case of Monsignoritis.鈥�
Mr. Colbert was on Rolling Stone magazine鈥檚 list called in September. His 鈥�,鈥� according to Rolling Stone, was on Aug. 8, when he tweeted 鈥淚f women are breadwinners and men bring home the bacon, why do people complain about having no dough? I鈥檓 confused. Also hungry.鈥�
