The internet is filled with gags, giggles and spoofs. We've tracked down the funniest jokes on the internet, so all you have to do is laugh.
25 of the Funniest Jokes on the Internet
Updated on Jun. 23, 2025
Finicky feline
Grumpy Cat made a name for herself in 2012 when her dour puss struck a chord with like-minded humans. Kitties, it turns out, are the cat’s meow online, and former web editor Emily Huh has a theory as to why. Unlike dog owners, who can visit dog parks, “Cat owners don’t have a cat park where they can congregate to talk about their cats,” she told Hello Giggles. In other words, the internet is the dog park for cat people.
Everyone’s a critic
“As far as jails go, this is the crème dela crème. First off, you don’t even need a ride here. They pick you up from anywhere in the county. Sometimesthey even get you out of bed and bring you, and it’s all free of charge.”
Yelp is one of many online opinion machines that publish crowdsourced reviews of restaurants, hotels and more. This writer was moved to satirize the form with a five-star shout-out to an unlikely resort: California’s Santa Rita Jail.
When music meets nature
“And here we see Dizzy Gillespie, storing jazz in his cheeks for the coming winter.”
This wisecracking (yet rather wise!) one-liner was left on a YouTube video about the jazz legend.
Amazon reviewer gets clever
“We took this ball to the beach, and after close to two hours to pump it up, we pushed it around for about 10 fun-filled minutes. That was when the wind picked it up and sent it hurtling down the beach at about 40 knots. It destroyed everything in its path. Children screamed in terror at the giantinflatable monster that crushed their sandcastles. Grown men were knocked down trying to save their families. … Rumor has it that it can still be seen stalking innocent families on the Florida Panhandle.”
This customer panned the Beach Behemoth 12‑foot beach ball sold on Amazon, but his vivid review gets five stars from us.
What would Jesus do?
Every day for 20 years, McSweeney’s has posted a new funny,like this heavenly one, a version of the Ten Commandments as imagined by a child in text form, written by Jamie Quatro in 2009.
Celebrating life’s little victories
“Success Kid” originated in 2007 when this boy’s mother posted a baby photo of him online trying to eat sand. The Internet wondered: What else could get this kid so excited? Thus was born a fist pump for a medley of life’s “Yes!” moments.
Regrettable texts
“My blind date arrived. She looks like something I’d draw with my left hand.”
“My mouth tastes like poor choices.”
These anonymous texts are decidedly not the kind of “joke” that will make you seem smarter. Posted on now-defunct websitetextsfromlastnight.com, they prove (yet again) that the only thing worse than drinking too much is texting a friend about it later.
Witty you doing on Facebook?
Since Facebook was founded in 2004, it has provided a platform for everyone—from kids to parents to Russian trolls—to express themselves to their heart’s content. Two friends shared this global-minded exchange.
Amanda: Luisa, I am hungary.
Luisa: Maybe you should czech the fridge.
Amanda: I’m russian to the kitchen.
Luisa: Maybe you will find some turkey.
Amanda: We have some, but it’s covered in greece.
Luisa: Ew, there is norway you can eat that.
Amanda: I think I’ll settle for a can of chile.
Luisa: I would love a canada chile as well.
Amanda: Denmark your name on the can.
Meow of the wild
“Sandra, can you open this thing, bit of a situation here.”
This joke, posted by lovemittens on 9GAG in 2019, has been doing the rounds for years, and at this point, no one quite knows where it originated. The internet’s love for cats, especially in unlikely situations, has kept it alive so far—and you’re likely to keep seeing it in the wild for the foreseeable future.
Over-oversharing
A joke that’s contained in a single image is about as short as a short joke can be. When Pinterest became the place for users to share photos of their favorite crafts and inventions, Pinterest You Are Drunk soon followed, posting LOL favorites like the bra planter, knit long johns and “picnic pants.”
One-liners written in the shower
The Reddit subpage “Showerthoughts” is a gathering place for jokes that originate where we all do our best thinking. These one-liners are no doubt contributed by shower-takers from all 50 states.
“Your stomach thinks that all potatoes are mashed.” —poopypiratemcgee
“They should announce a sequel to Groundhog Day and then just rerelease the original.” —FlyLikeAMouse
“This ‘spring forward’ thing would be a lot more popularif we moved the clocks ahead at 2 p.m. on Monday.” —Wobbles42
Daddy, are you busy?
Almost 5 billion videos—from hair-washing tips to bleating goats that sound like men—are watched on YouTube every day.
The image above is from a viral video that has been viewed 18 million times and counting. During a live interview on the BBC, American professor Robert Kelly is discussing the 2017impeachment of the South Korean president when his 4-year-old daughter marches in and upstages him. Trying to save the interview, the professor shunts her to the side.
A few seconds later, reinforcements arrive in the form of her brother, scooting into the room a baby walker. Clearly distracted, the professor pauses to gather himself—or perhaps contemplate his career.
But there’s hope! His wife bursts in and drags the kids out of camera view. Finally, she crawls back in and closes the door behind her. With his Mona Lisa smile, Kelly seems to know that his adorably disruptive family has just gone viral, and indeed, they earned their place on the list of funniest jokes on the internet.
Phony baloney headlines
“World’s scientists admit they just don’t like mice”
“Eminem terrified as daughter begins dating man raised on his music”
“40,000 pounds of salsa spill onI-10 near Cabazon, California. CHiPs respond.”
“ime travel. Quantum experiment proves t”
Because the internet is where many of us get our news now, it’s become a source for parodies too. The first two headlines above are from the satirical websiteThe Onion. The third and fourth are from Fark, a news aggregator launched in 1999 that invites “Farkers” to write funny headlines for the news. Now all we need are a few unfortunate typos to make it into print and we’ll be laughing out loud.
Mistakes that take the cake
The nice thing about the internet communityis that it’s happy to point out our boo-boos. Since 2008, Cake Wrecks has been sharing the foibles of bakers who’ve followed their customers’ instructions a little too closely.
She’s trying, she’s really trying
Humor sites such as Bored Panda have come to understand and revel in the travails of people of a certain age trying to figure out this newfangled device called the cell phone. The example above shows Grandma adorably putting forth her best effort.
That’s mean!
But he does have wicked timing. This groan-worthy dad joke probably didn’t seem quite so funny at the time.
If only Walt Whitman had had Google …
… the poetry he might have created! Thisinadvertent literary genre was first shared on Google Poetics in 2012. With this writing method, you, too, can be a poet. Simply type in a few words, and let the search engine do the rest.
Giving new life to old yuks
So a British psychiatrist goes online and asks, “What’s the funniest joke of all time?” No, this isn’t a gag. It really happened, in 2002.Almost 2 million people from more than 70 countries voted on more than 40,000 jokes. According to them, they laughed loudest at the gags below.
*****
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing, and his eyes have rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his mobile phone and calls emergency services. He gasps to the operator, “I think my friend’s dead! What do I do?”
The operator, in a soothing voice, says, “Just take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.”
There is a silence, and then a shot is heard. The guy comes back on the line: “OK, now what?”
*****
A German shepherd went to a telegram office and wrote, “Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof.”
The clerk examined the paper and told the dog, “There are only nine words here. You could send another ‘Woof’ for the same price.”
“But,” the dog replied, “that would make no sense at all.”
Chuck Norris, back in action
In 2005, the internet came to the realization that there is nothing action hero Chuck Norris can’t do. Thus was born the Chuck Norris Fact Generator to celebrate Norris’s “feats” of derring-do. A sampling of these targeted one-liners:
“When Chuck Norriscrosses the street, the cars have to look both ways.”
“When the bogeyman goes to sleep, he checks his closetfor Chuck Norris.”
“Chuck Norris counted to infinity … twice.”
“Chuck Norris uses pepper pray to spice uphis steaks.”
“Chuck Norris doesn’t shower; he only takes bloodbaths.”
The internet, its own best punchline
Budding comics found the perfect venue when X (formerly known as Twitter) began in 2006—and thus began a years-long string of both good and bad jokes you can’t help but laugh at. To wit:
“Yelp is a fun game where you try to guess between whether a restaurant is bad or a reviewer is crazy.” —Mike Drucker
Go ahead, razz your customers
“Your time is wasted managing a social media account.” —Consumer to MoonPie’s X account
“Buddy, it’s Saturday night and you’re talking to a marshmallow sandwich on the Internet.” —MoonPie in response
*****
“Wendy’s needs to get rid of the square burger. It seems a little too … artificial.” —CooperDFranklin
“Unlike the super natural circle shapethat hamburgers come in when you pick them off the vine.”—Wendys
Lost and found in translation
Thanks to the internet, we know that Americans aren’t the only ones mangling the English language. These translations, seen on Flickr and another bilingual website, need their own interpretations.
Hate your hair? Maybe you’re goingto the wrong groomer
“My dog’s ear is like the perfect picture to show your hairdresser if you want beachy waves and caramel highlights.”—@kerbiegibbs
Overheard zingers
Eavesdropping is great sport in many big cities, and there are dozens of sites and social media pages that share the best bits of stolen dialogue from urban jungles around the globe. These below come from Overheard.
*****
Guy staring at an ambulance in front of Whole Foods: “Somebody must have accidentally eaten gluten.”
*****
Bouncer: “Sorry, I need to see an ID.”
Girl: “I told you I’m 30. Why would anyone lie about that?”
Beloved bad lines
The Bulwer-LyttonFiction Contest celebrates purposely preposterous fiction. Below are winning entries from two past honorees.
“As a scientist, [Francis] Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind in the sound chamber, he would never hear the end of it.”
“Corinne considered the colors (palest green, gray and lavender) and texture (downy as the finest velvet) and wondered, How long have these cold cuts been in my refrigerator?”
Why trust us
At Reader’s Digest, we’re committed to producing high-quality content by writers with expertise and experience in their field in consultation with relevant, qualified experts. We rely on reputable primary sources, including government and professional organizations and academic institutions as well as our writers’ personal experiences where appropriate. We verify all facts and data, back them with credible sourcing and revisit them over time to ensure they remain accurate and up to date. Read more about our team, our contributors and our editorial policies.
Originally Published in Reader's Digest
