Short Jokes
61 jokes
A short joke has nowhere to hide. There is no story to carry a weak ending and no build-up to distract from a lazy pun, so the whole thing lives or dies on one turn of phrase. That constraint is why one-liners are the hardest format to write and the easiest one to retell.
Everything on this page fits in a single breath, which makes it the section to raid before a wedding speech, a group chat or an awkward pause in a meeting. Read one, remember it, use it within the hour.
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Frequently asked questions
- How short is a short joke?
- As a rule of thumb: if you cannot say it before the listener looks at their phone, it is not a short joke. Most entries here are one or two sentences.
- Are short jokes good for speeches?
- They are the safest option. A long joke that fails costs you a minute of silence, while a one-liner that fails is over before anyone has decided how to react.