Our Favorite Female Comedians Are Now Style Icons, Too

We could all use a laugh, couldn’t we? Fresh off the heels of the Year of the Pop Girl, today’s most iconic comedians are establishing their footing as style icons. While they’ve been hard at work for years, the past year or two has been a particularly ripe moment for their success: Think Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes hosting streak (and awards circuit glam), Mary Beth Barone’s red carpet banter, and Ziwe’s high-profile interviews with plenty of candied cropped suits to match. It turns out there’s a real power to packing punchlines and style prowess.

Female comedians are dominating the space at the moment, and they’re bringing their stylists’ greatest charms with them. Ahead, we’re walking through the funniest women you should be following, including how they’ve established themselves as true fashion people. Hold your applause!

The Female Comedians of the Moment

There’s no shortage of leading ladies with smart styling and cuttingly clever jokes. From traditional standup to TikTok’s funniest voices, comedians have earned some serious sartorial recognition.

From the 2021-22 run of her eponymous show to her current era of standalone YouTube interviews with her “iconic guests,” Ziwe has dominated in the matching set department, tactically matching cropped blazers with of-the-moment mini skirts. Always chic, polished, and characteristically confident, she’s also dabbled in more high-profile glam and archival pulls as she’s spent more time in the spotlight.

We also turn our attention to Mary Beth Barone, who’s fluent in designers as well as dry, pared-back quips on life, love, and the cultural impact of the Spice Girls. Earlier this month, she wore an archival Todd Oldham gown when interviewing stars at the Golden Globes, and we won’t soon forget it. She looked every bit the cool fashion girl as her smart, sarcastic coverage led many to call her “the next Joan Rivers.”

You might also watch Nikki Glaser, who’s become one of the freshest voices in the historic boys’ club of awards show hosts, or viral SNL cast members-turned-style icons like Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman (aka Sarah Squirm), and Veronika Slowikowska. And of course, we can’t forget the infinitely funny Meg Stalter of Hacks and Too Much, who brings a punch of color (and a little well-placed attitude) to modern trends. From red carpet moments that prioritize the bit to a penchant fir a statement piece, she effortlessly melds impeccable taste with a dash of unserious flair.

Why Now Is Their Time

Woman-led scripted comedies have already taken over. Abbott Elementary is streaming in millions of U.S. households (and up for countless awards), while the ultra-meta Hacks explores the quirky complexities of female veterans in the comedy industry. Newcomer I Love L.A. combined the ultra-online vocabulary of Gen-Z with the aspirational slice-of-life commentary of Girls.

Thanks to the likes of Rachel Sennott and Quinta Brunson, we spent 2025 giggling through fictional quips—and their influence has fully infiltrated the culture at large. Leading comedians harness those opportunities in a more real-to-life way. Fashion follows. 

Ziwe, who’s built her platform on straight-faced satire, “gotcha” moments, and comically uncomfortable silence, also holds the title of absolute fashion legend. Many of her ensembles reflect that playful power imbalance, as she styles sweet, unassuming details with structural basics: the perfect attire for grilling guests like onetime socialite poser Anna Delvey and disgraced former congressman George Santos.

That awkward, dry comedy (in a similar vein to Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Dates) draws heavily on body language, bringing attention to the overall outfit. It’s worth noting that Dimoldenberg, too, has gained style icon status as her career has skyrocketed: The star is known to consistently serve a look, plus she’s been racking up the fashion collabs and red carpet correspondent gigs.

Others lead with a casual relatability that links their ensemble and standup material. Slowikowska sports oversized tees and TikTok-approved cardigans in her social skits. Fellow standup comedian Glaser loves a rhinestone sports jersey and thigh-high boot combo. 

There’s also the laid-back blurring of the “comedian” title as more in the industry take to the podcast mic and TikTok feed at large, folding in audience members who aren’t predisposed to sitting through a standup set. The casual nature of a voice note-adjacent podcast adds a layer of personal connection (and thus, an extra incentive to follow their fashion choices).

The Comedian as a Style Icon

Standup requires risks: What if your jokes don’t land, or you don’t nail the delivery and the punchline falls flat? Today’s leading comedians are translating those leaps of faith into the fashion department, turning high-risk ensembles into high-reward moments. The idea is that there’s minimal chance for a fashion flop if you aren’t taking yourself too seriously—and it has the potential for major payoff.

As bite-sized standup clips enter the algorithm, some comedians catch the eye of #FashionTok with a healthy dose of trending pieces. Slowikowska rotates paid fashion partnerships with her short-form skits on Instagram. Sherman, meanwhile, is nearly as well-known for her clown-inspired maximalism as her faux newscaster bit on SNL. (Bright colors! Whimsically oversized accessories! Mismatched tops!)

While their specific methods vary, the starring female comedians of today are achieving style icon status via a tongue-in-cheek disregard of conventional trends and a distinct freeness from patriarchal beauty standards. Others even take this a step further by choosing unconventional red carpet outfits to let more political messages take center stage—like when Stalter arrived at the 2025 Emmys carrying a black leather bag with “cease fire” taped to the side. Even when the goal is more serious, comedians’ creative flair often gives a more accessible, internet-friendly entry point into meaningful discussions.

The Final Takeaway

Comedians have mastered the intricacies of language and storytelling to captivate audiences. Those comedy sets aren’t always fluff and dating horror stories: They comment on current events, shine a mirror to society at large, and present their POV in a unique way. Fashion has become a well-established extracurricular (and clear communication tool) for the funniest women of today.