SoundTally

Genre

Sketch comedy artists

The 19 most-read sketch comedy artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

19

Readers August

377,934

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

19 artists are ranked in sketch comedy. The biggest move was MADtv, up 2 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
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.