Telecleides was an Athenian comic playwright active in the 5th century BCE, during the era known as Old Comedy. He was a contemporary and rival of more famous figures like Aristophanes. According to ancient records, he won first prize at the City Dionysia festival three times, with his first victory dated to 446 BCE.

Like other poets of Old Comedy, his plays featured political satire, social commentary, and fantastical plots performed for Athenian civic festivals. None of his comedies survive complete; they are known only through fragments quoted by later authors. The known titles of his works include Amphictyons, Hesiods, Apseudeis, Sterrhoi, and Priapus.

Modern scholars consider Telecleides a significant source for understanding the development of Athenian comedy alongside its major figures. His fragments offer glimpses into the genre's style and concerns. For instance, one famous fragment from Amphictyons describes a mythical Golden Age of automatic abundance, a theme interpreted as nostalgic satire on contemporary life. Other fragments show he satirized intellectual figures of his day, such as the sophist Protagoras. While the loss of his full works limits a complete assessment, his recorded successes confirm he was a respected and influential playwright in his own time.