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The 19 most-read sketch comedy artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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19 artists are ranked in sketch comedy. The biggest move was MADtv, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Carol BurnettSan Antonio · United States | 181,208 | 0 |
02 | DruskiBaltimore · United States | 35,575 | 0 |
03 | MADtv— | 35,448 | +2 |
04 | Pete HolmesLexington · United States | 26,323 | -1 |
05 | The Whitest Kids U’ KnowNew York · United States | 24,458 | -1 |
06 | Michael CheLower East Side · United States | 18,340 | 0 |
07 | Paul MooneyShreveport · United States | 14,949 | 0 |
08 | Mitchell and WebbCambridge · United Kingdom | 11,088 | 0 |
09 | Not the Nine O’Clock NewsUnited Kingdom | 7,740 | +1 |
10 | Ajey NagarHaryana · India | 7,196 | -1 |
11 | Chris ReddSt. Louis · United States | 5,863 | +1 |
12 | The StateUnited States | 4,865 | -1 |
13 | Maeve HigginsIreland | 1,314 | 0 |
14 | Les LuthiersBuenos Aires · Argentina | 1,130 | 0 |
15 | David ReedYork · United Kingdom | 924 | 0 |
16 | Martina HillBerlin · Germany | 846 | 0 |
17 | Van Kooten & De BieNetherlands | 305 | 0 |
18 | KummeliFinland | 269 | -1 |
19 | Lapinlahden LinnutHelsinki · Finland | 93 | 0 |
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.