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One-Liners
11 jokes
A one-liner has no room to warm you up. Setup and punchline share a single sentence, so every word has to earn its place and the last word has to do the damage. It is the most unforgiving format in comedy and the most useful one in real life.
Use these when you have exactly one shot: a toast, a group chat, an awkward silence in a lift. If you need something longer, the dad jokes and puns sections give you a little more runway.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long can a one-liner be?
- One sentence. The moment it needs a second sentence to set up, it has become a short joke instead — still funny, just a different tool.
- Are one-liners good for speeches?
- They are the safest choice. Short jokes fail quietly if they miss, while a long story that dies takes the whole room with it.