Five comic voices worth watching on TikTok right now – The Hollywood Reporter
Kris Collins (47M Followers)
Collins (aka Kallmekris) has created an entire universe of comedic characters, including toddler Riley, boy Chad, mother Boston Janet, and beautiful Russian woman Katrina. Former Canadian hairdresser who did hair on The CW’s Riverdalejoin TikTok in 2020 and soon attract millions of fans.
De’Marcus Shawn (6.3M Followers)
TikTok users often joke that De’Marcus Shawn must have lived a hundred lifetimes, based on the number of everyday situations he can hilariously reenact: a retail employee asking if you’d like to sign up for a card no store credit, the soccer mom complaining at her kid’s game and the Animal Planet host handling a dangerous snake, just to name a few.
Jake Krantz (2.4M Followers)
It’s hard to define Krantz’s style of humor, which combines elements of absurdity, nostalgic association, and no shortage of slickness. On TikTok, creators often use their own Snapchat photos as different characters for wordless skits. He sparked viral comedy trends like “you too”.
Boman Martinez-Reid (1.5M Followers)
Aided by his best friend Eden Graham and his sister Alyssa, Martinez-Reid (aka Bomanizer) represented by the CAA turned on the spotlight for TikTok’s audience reality TV show he. Ongoing jokes include Martinez-Reid repeatedly spotting insults for being “disrespectful” and increasingly finding random objects placed in his drinks.
Caroline Klidonas (347K Followers)
There’s something strange about the chemistry between Klidonas and… herself. Actress, who most recently appeared in Netflix’s Dahmerhas gone viral several times for starring opposite herself in classic romantic comedies that offer the perfect combination of satire and serious acclaim.
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