If You’ve Ever Had Trouble Socializing, You Will Love These 45 Hilarious Comics

They are hilarious and totally relatable.

Jane Zei has built a huge audience by turning awkward everyday moments into funny, relatable comics. Her work feels especially easy to connect with because it mixes honesty, humor, and a very human kind of social anxiety.

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In The Pigeon Gazette, she follows a nerdy girl who loves video games, tries to navigate people, and keeps going even when things feel uncomfortable. That mix of self-awareness and optimism is a big part of why these comics land so well.

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Now the series is packed with jokes that feel uncomfortably familiar in the best way.

1. Yes, I can do things...

1. Yes, I can do things...The Pigeon Gazette
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2. So this explains snow in April...

2. So this explains snow in April...The Pigeon Gazette
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3. A movie from the pre-COVID era

3. A movie from the pre-COVID eraThe Pigeon Gazette

4. Good reason to come back

4. Good reason to come backThe Pigeon Gazette

5. Raising pets, then and now. Makes you think...

5. Raising pets, then and now. Makes you think...The Pigeon Gazette

6. Oh, so familiar...

6. Oh, so familiar...The Pigeon Gazette

7. It is pure agony.

7. It is pure agony.The Pigeon Gazette

8. That's the spirit!

8. That's the spirit!The Pigeon Gazette

9. New job enthusiasm.

9. New job enthusiasm.The Pigeon Gazette

10. Sushi pickup

10. Sushi pickupThe Pigeon Gazette

11. It's just a cyst.

11. It's just a cyst.The Pigeon Gazette

12. So hot...

12. So hot...The Pigeon Gazette

13. Bad teacher.

13. Bad teacher.The Pigeon Gazette

14. Ireland rocks!

14. Ireland rocks!The Pigeon Gazette

15. Pump up the volume!

15. Pump up the volume!The Pigeon Gazette

16. Californication.

16. Californication.The Pigeon Gazette

17. Be prepared.

17. Be prepared.The Pigeon Gazette

18. Hard maybe.

18. Hard maybe.The Pigeon Gazette

And if you love chaotic “what am I looking at” moments, check the marketplace finds that are hard to explain.

19. Great sales tactics.

19. Great sales tactics.The Pigeon Gazette

20. Cooking shows in the U.S.

20. Cooking shows in the U.S.The Pigeon Gazette

21. Poor performer

21. Poor performerThe Pigeon Gazette

22. That level of huge...

22. That level of huge...The Pigeon Gazette

23. Nothing on my mind... just the usual stuff.

23. Nothing on my mind... just the usual stuff.The Pigeon Gazette

24. All for me.

24. All for me.The Pigeon Gazette

25. Don't wanna go to work.

25. Don't wanna go to work.The Pigeon Gazette

26. I'll be back.

26. I'll be back.The Pigeon Gazette

27. Well, not like that...

27. Well, not like that...The Pigeon Gazette

28. Siblings are evil...

28. Siblings are evil...The Pigeon Gazette

29. It's where all wedding invitations end up.

29. It's where all wedding invitations end up.The Pigeon Gazette

30. Memes

Comic shows wedding invitations piling up in a mailbox or drawerThe Pigeon Gazette

31. You can't do it.

31. You can't do it.The Pigeon Gazette

32. Well, keep trying...

32. Well, keep trying...The Pigeon Gazette

33. In period, not on.

33. In period, not on.The Pigeon Gazette

34. I will see you in a couple of weeks.

34. I will see you in a couple of weeks.The Pigeon Gazette

35. One of the greatest tragedies: glasses falling off.

35. One of the greatest tragedies: glasses falling off.The Pigeon Gazette

36. Weapon of last resort.

36. Weapon of last resort.The Pigeon Gazette

37. So happy.

37. So happy.The Pigeon Gazette

38. The cat really needs to eat.

38. The cat really needs to eat.The Pigeon Gazette

39. She is her mother too...

39. She is her mother too...The Pigeon Gazette

40. Yes, it was nice. But it couldn't last...

40. Yes, it was nice. But it couldn't last...The Pigeon Gazette

41. Smiling and not smiling.

41. Smiling and not smiling.The Pigeon Gazette

42. Apple picking is great! Just need one.

42. Apple picking is great! Just need one.The Pigeon Gazette

43. Bad timing

43. Bad timingThe Pigeon Gazette

44. Nose scrunch needs practice, apparently.

44. Nose scrunch needs practice, apparently.The Pigeon Gazette

45. Burn, baby, burn!

45. Burn, baby, burn!The Pigeon Gazette

After a breakup, she threw herself back into making comics and finally hit the right moment. The series took off far beyond what she expected, and the audience kept growing with every new post.

What started as a small hope for a few readers turned into a huge following waiting for the next cartoon. That kind of success is hard to fake.

Read on.

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