For more and more people, Twitter has become the online place to go to for important news, self-promotion and inane chatter. But did you know that the 140-characters-or-less micro-blogging tool could also be used for your general amusement?

Twitter now gives you “Who to Follow” suggestions, but why trust a computer-generated list? Here are five people who you should be following on Twitter.

Bill Simmons

@sportsguy33

In the 1990s, Simmons was nothing more than a bartender and a local sports blogger known as “The Boston Sports Guy.”

Simmons has since become an ESPN columnist, television writer, producer and personality, podcast host and best-selling author of two books. And, oh yeah, he also has a Twitter account.

From trying to jinx the hated New York Yankees to commenting on sports games from stadiums and his Los Angeles home, Simmons brings the same sentiment, humor and endless pop culture references to Twitter that you can find in his lengthy columns.

Tweet sample: “When you talk about the most annoying NFL announcing trend of 2010, you talk about “when you talk about…”

Alec Sulkin

@thesulk

Sulkin is not a household name, but he may be soon. The “Family Guy” writer has developed a cult following for his (sometimes vulgar) one-liners, (sometimes nerdy and obscure) references and (sometimes strange) observational humor on Twitter. Sulkin’s tweeting even earned him a brief relationship with comedian Sarah Silverman, who he reportedly met through a direct message.

Tweet sample: “The front of my hair today looks like a sated Roman senator waving away a tray of roasted suckling pig.”

Steve Martin

@SteveMartinToGo

The innovative banjo-playing comedian from “The Jerk” only joined Twitter recently, but has made a splash with his trademark intelligent but goofy humor. Martin usually uses Twitter for running jokes about monkeys, dogs, secrets he is keeping from his wife or typographical errors.

Tweet sample: “Letterman on tonite (Took out g and h to save space, however, added e. Wise, or am I kidding myself?).”

Jimmy Kimmel

@jimmykimmel

While not at the king of late-night talk show hosts, Kimmel is the best of the bunch at using Twitter. The ABC host does promote his show, but more frequently tweets jokes or video links and does spend some time interacting with followers. Recently, Kimmel used Twitter to promote his “National Unfriend Day,” to encourage people to rid themselves of Facebook friends who are really not their friends.

Tweet sample: “In retrospect, I wish I’d named my kids THEKevin and Katie01 – so they could have twitter names and email addresses without compromise.”

Seth Meyers

@sethmeyers21

The long-time “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer tweets to promote SNL and other NBC shows, but is at his best when giving his humorous take on sports, politics and life. Meyers isn’t as prolific on Twitter as the other tweeters, but is still a humorous addition to your Twitter feed.

Tweet sample: “Steelers forgot the most important rule of football last night – Don’t let the incredibly handsome man beat you.”