38 of the Funniest Tweets from Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Ayo Edebiri is on a hot streak. A24 confirmed that the Opus star will write Mattel Films’ live-action Barney adaptation. Additionally, Edebiri is in talks to star in the project for producer Daniel Kaluuya. Her involvement makes sense, as Mattel execs have gone on record to say the film will have a “surrealistic” Charlie Kaufman bent and “lean into the millennial angst” of growing up with the purple dinosaur.
Meanwhile, Kumail Nanjiani decided he likes being back on stage with a mic in hand. The actor-producer is teaming up with Hulu as a part of their Hularious series, which has included the likes of Bill Burr, Sebastian Maniscalco and Jim Gaffigan. The currently nameless special will be Nanjiani’s first in 12 years and his second following 2013’s Beta Male.
You won’t need to wait a decade for comedy on the timeline, however. Today’s funniest tweets include those about a payday purchase, a menacing morning mantra and a button you can’t help but click.
