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The 50 most-read comedy artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in comedy. The biggest move was Steven Crowder, up 36 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Bo BurnhamEssex County · United States | 231,891 | +11 |
02 | Bill CosbyPhiladelphia · United States | 174,902 | +1 |
03 | Henry RollinsWashington, D.C. · United States | 154,796 | +11 |
04 | Kevin HartPhiladelphia · United States | 147,087 | -2 |
05 | Rhys IfansHaverfordwest · United Kingdom | 146,899 | -1 |
06 | Sophia LorenRoma · Italy | 115,625 | +1 |
07 | Family GuyUnited States | 110,650 | +2 |
08 | Chris FarleyMadison · United States | 105,094 | +2 |
09 | Jerry SeinfeldBrooklyn · United States | 93,126 | -1 |
10 | Steve CooganMiddleton · United Kingdom | 91,210 | +1 |
11 | George CarlinNew York · United States | 87,675 | +4 |
12 | Chris RockAndrews · United States | 86,111 | +1 |
13 | Peter SellersSouthsea · United Kingdom | 83,486 | +3 |
14 | Jimmy FallonBay Ridge · United States | 81,896 | +3 |
15 | Jerry LewisNewark · United States | 76,307 | +4 |
16 | Jemaine ClementMasterton · New Zealand | 75,742 | -11 |
17 | Dom DeLuiseBrooklyn · United States | 75,729 | +10 |
18 | Joan RiversBrooklyn · United States | 75,010 | +5 |
19 | Monty PythonUnited Kingdom | 72,609 | -1 |
20 | David CrossAtlanta · United States | 72,203 | 0 |
21 | Martin MullChicago · United States | 62,195 | +27 |
22 | Pauly ShoreHollywood · United States | 57,466 | -1 |
23 | Edgar WrightPoole · United Kingdom | 54,674 | +1 |
24 | Marx BrothersUnited States | 54,515 | +19 |
25 | Michael PalinSheffield · United Kingdom | 54,494 | -3 |
26 | Eric IdleSouth Shields · United Kingdom | 51,586 | +4 |
27 | Graham ChapmanLeicester · United Kingdom | 50,256 | -1 |
28 | Ron WhiteUnited States | 49,414 | +17 |
29 | Tom GreenPembroke · Canada | 48,350 | -1 |
30 | Beavis and Butt‐HeadUnited States | 46,463 | -1 |
31 | Lenny BruceNassau County · United States | 45,429 | +1 |
32 | Bill OddieRochdale · United Kingdom | 43,474 | -31 |
33 | SmoshUnited States | 42,829 | -2 |
34 | Gabriel IglesiasSan Diego · United States | 38,793 | +1 |
35 | Alan DaviesUnited Kingdom | 38,395 | +1 |
36 | Connie BoothIndianapolis · United States | 35,963 | +18 |
37 | Terry JonesColwyn Bay · United Kingdom | 34,731 | +4 |
38 | Steven CrowderDetroit · United States | 34,207 | +36 |
39 | P. G. WodehouseGuildford · United Kingdom | 33,431 | +19 |
40 | Jeff DunhamDallas · United States | 33,261 | -6 |
41 | BeetlejuicePemberton · United States | 32,103 | -8 |
42 | Marc MaronJersey City · United States | 31,453 | -5 |
43 | Steven WrightCambridge · United States | 30,481 | +7 |
44 | Charles GrayBournemouth · United Kingdom | 30,300 | +36 |
45 | Hannibal BuressAustin · United States | 30,264 | +8 |
46 | CollegeHumor’s DropoutUnited States | 29,378 | +10 |
47 | Rhett & LinkUnited States | 29,375 | -8 |
48 | Tim MinchinNorthampton · United Kingdom | 29,314 | +27 |
49 | Jeff FoxworthyAtlanta · United States | 28,803 | -11 |
50 | Barry HumphriesMelbourne · Australia | 28,494 | -8 |
71 | Aunty DonnaAustralia | 20,596 | +49 |
82 | Unknown HinsonUnited States | 17,282 | +43 |
199 | Corky and the Juice PigsCanada | 1,098 | +37 |
154 | Max RaabeLünen · Germany | 3,118 | +34 |
174 | John HeffronNew York · United States | 1,967 | +31 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.