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The 19 most-read sketch comedy artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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19 artists are ranked in sketch comedy. The biggest move was Michael Che, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Carol BurnettSan Antonio · United States | 139,428 | 0 |
02 | Michael CheLower East Side · United States | 120,985 | +5 |
03 | DruskiBaltimore · United States | 75,613 | 0 |
04 | The Whitest Kids U’ KnowNew York · United States | 39,570 | -2 |
05 | MADtv— | 23,457 | -1 |
06 | Pete HolmesLexington · United States | 18,364 | 0 |
07 | Paul MooneyShreveport · United States | 11,603 | +2 |
08 | Mitchell and WebbCambridge · United Kingdom | 11,381 | 0 |
09 | Ajey NagarHaryana · India | 11,305 | -4 |
10 | Not the Nine O’Clock NewsUnited Kingdom | 8,635 | 0 |
11 | Chris ReddSt. Louis · United States | 7,443 | 0 |
12 | The StateUnited States | 3,491 | 0 |
13 | Maeve HigginsIreland | 1,882 | 0 |
14 | Les LuthiersBuenos Aires · Argentina | 971 | 0 |
15 | Martina HillBerlin · Germany | 666 | +1 |
16 | David ReedYork · United Kingdom | 665 | -1 |
17 | Van Kooten & De BieNetherlands | 368 | 0 |
18 | KummeliFinland | 258 | 0 |
19 | Lapinlahden LinnutHelsinki · Finland | 94 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.