About r/clevercomebacks
In its own words:
Post Funnies.
Community guide
r/clevercomebacks (#396, about 2.8 million) is for posting clever comebacks (“Post Funnies”). Rules require an actual clever comeback, ban reposts, enforce quality, and forbid circle-jerking, bigotry, doxxing/brigading, and karma/AI bots. Almost all images (~28.4 ppd).
The comeback is the post
If there isn’t a clear clever reply in the content, it fails rule 1—screenshots should show the exchange.
Quality and safety
Quality control is explicit; no racism/sexism/etc., no doxx/brigades, no bot farming.
Versus murderedbywords / rareinsults
Neighbor roast subs emphasize destruction or rarity of insult. Clevercomebacks wants the witty reply itself as the unit of posting.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 21, 2018, which makes it 8 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,691 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/lego (#395) and ahead of r/CampingandHiking (#397) in our ranking.
What sets r/clevercomebacks apart
r/clevercomebacks is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 97% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 19% across the Top 100. Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 95.4 comments per post, roughly 7.0× the typical big subreddit (13.6). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 19.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/clevercomebacks went up from 2,806,638 to 2,818,308 subscribers (+11.7K, +0.42%). That is about 265 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/clevercomebacks talks about
We read the titles of 179 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “war”, “entire”, “good”, “trump” and “maga”. Other frequent themes are read, stephen, miller, anxiety-stricken, binging and shipment. Recurring phrases include “stephen miller”, “entire shipment”, “lab mice” and “millers object”. By format, 97% are images, 2% are galleries and 1% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/clevercomebacks gets about 28 new posts a day. The public archive holds 85,529 posts and 8,161,812 comments in total, about 95.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (40 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (20). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/clevercomebacks
The moderators of r/clevercomebacks list 7 rules. In short:
- Posts must include a clever comeback
- No reposts
- We enforce quality control
- No circle-jerking
- No racism/sexism/homophobia/etc.
- No doxxing/brigading
- No karma/ai bots or scammers
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/clevercomebacks?
r/clevercomebacks has 2,818,308 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #396 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,670 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/clevercomebacks?
r/clevercomebacks was created on Jan 21, 2018, so it has been around for 8 years.
How active is r/clevercomebacks?
Very active: r/clevercomebacks gets about 28 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 85,529 posts and 8,161,812 comments. In a sample of 179 recent posts we counted 63 different authors.
When is r/clevercomebacks most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/clevercomebacks about?
The community describes itself as: “Post Funnies.” Recent post titles often mention war, entire, good, trump and maga. Most posts are images (97%).
Is r/clevercomebacks safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/clevercomebacks as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/clevercomebacks?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/clevercomebacks accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must include a clever comeback”; “No reposts”; “We enforce quality control”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/clevercomebacks?
Communities with similar topics include r/MurderedByWords (3.4M), r/RoastMe (6M), r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M), r/funnysigns (3.1M) and r/politics (9.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/clevercomebacks.