With 765,000+ followers, Rob Delaney is one of the most popular, retweetable, and absurd comedians on Twitter. He’s a writer and sometimes actor, but it’s Twitter where he’s made his biggest mark as a comedian. Often cited as one of the funniest people on Twitter, he’s one of the main comedians showing that Twitter can be used as a serious comedic platform.
Last night, he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and it only made sense that Kimmel would do a segment that involved Delaney’s Twitter personality.
Presenting “Old People Read Rob Delaney’s Tweets”:
As WebProNews’ ‘Tweets of the Day’ articles show, Twitter can be a great place for comedy. Making someone laugh shouldn’t require more than 140 characters, and Rob Delaney is a perfect example of this idea.
Over the weekend, the Comedy Awards took place on Comedy Central, with 2012 being its second annual show. They added an assortment of digital and online categories, of which Rob Delaney won “Funniest Person on Twitter“. He beat out some staunch competition, as Steve Martin, Stephen Colbert, and Aziz Ansari were nominated as well. The award was decided by a people’s vote, so having 396,000 followers helped as well. Delaney took to Twitter (obviously), to thank everyone who helped him win, in humorous fashion of course…
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rob delaneyThank you very much to those who voted for me in @TheComedyAwards. You helped me beat Steve Martin so you’re basically stupid assholes.
12 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Delaney’s thoughts on what it takes to be successful on Twitter are simple and it makes you wonder how so many people just don’t ‘get it’. “Don’t work too hard on a tweet“, continuing, “When you see people trying to, for example, synthesize two current news stories into one ‘clever’ tweet, it can get pretty clunky and their labor is obvious, rendering their tweet unfunny.”
I’ve been following Delaney for awhile now, and I can tell you his tweets always stand out. They have the spur of the moment hilarity which resonates so well, and will either leave me A.) laughing and/or B.) thinking. Again, simple processes. Have a preview of some of Delaney’s tweets below. Was he deserving of the award?
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rob delaneyYou’ve earned it! RT @ParisHilton: In bed watching The Simpson’s and playing Modern Warfare on Playstation. 16 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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rob delaneyI’m the Michael Phelps of taking shits at Burger King. 20 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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rob delaneySex ed. when you’re home-schooled must be horrific. 1 day ago via Tweetbot for iOS · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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rob delaneyI like women with hairy arms. Lets me know I’m probably gonna like what I find downstairs. 2 days ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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rob delaneyCan’t believe Jesus is doing NOTHING about my rapid weight gain. 3 days ago via Tweetbot for iOS · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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rob delaneyThinking about calling 911 just to feel a fireman’s embrace. 4 days ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
[H/T: Mashable]