111 Funny Puns to Get You Laughing
Get ready to laugh with these 111 funny puns! From witty wordplay to groan-worthy jokes, these puns will brighten your day!

Everyone enjoys something funny, and puns are exactly that! A pun is a form of wordplay that relies on similar-sounding words or multiple meanings to create humor. It usually involves twisting words, often for a witty or comedic effect.
English speakers love puns, and I’ve been involved in plenty of pun-offs with friends over the years where we message each other with as many puns as we can think of on a particular topic. Do you ever do that? Some puns may be good and some may be bad, but it’s always good fun.
That’s one of the best things about puns. They can make you think, laugh or even groan, but they’re almost always guaranteed to make you smile.
I’ve shared 111 examples of funny puns below so that you can see for yourself!
111 Funny Puns
Here is a list of funny puns. Some are bad puns, some are good puns, and some are clever puns. Have a look and see which one is your favorite:
- A backwards poet writes inverse.
- A bicycle can’t stand on its own — it’s two-tired.
- A photon checks into a hotel. The front desk asks if it has any luggage. It replies “no, I’m traveling light.”
- A plateau is the highest form of flattery.
- A termite walks into a bar and says, “Is the bar tender here?”
- Did you hear about the cheese factory that exploded? There was nothing left but de-brie.
- Did you hear about the circus fire? It was in tents!
- Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He needed a little space.
- Did you hear about the Energizer bunny getting arrested? He was charged with battery.
- Did you hear about the guy who drove his expensive car into a tree? He found out how his Mercedes bends.
- Did you hear about the guy who fell into an upholstery machine? He’s fully recovered.
- Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a soft drink.
- Did you hear about the guy who invented Lifesavers? He made a mint.
- Did you hear about the guy who stole a calendar? He got 12 months.
- Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
- Did you hear that the inventor of the Knock Knock joke got a no-bell prize?
- Geology rocks, but geography is where it’s at.
- Have you heard about the restaurant on the moon? Great food, no atmosphere.
- How can you spot a nosy pepper? It gets Jalapeño business!
- I bought a dictionary, but when I opened it, all the pages were blank. I have no words.
- I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don’t know what he laced them with, but I’ve been tripping all day.
- I broke my finger last week. On the other hand, I’m okay.
- I changed my phone’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.
- I couldn’t figure out how lightning works, then it struck me.
- I couldn’t figure out how to repair my broken flashlight. Then it hit me—I don’t have a bright idea.
- I couldn’t figure out how to fix my lighter, and then it hit me: I’m not bright enough.
- I couldn’t remember how to throw a boomerang, but then it came back to me.
- I don’t enjoy computer jokes. Not one bit.
- I don’t trust stairs because they’re always up to something.
- I gave all my dead batteries away — free of charge!
- I got hit in the head by a soda today. Luckily, it was a soft drink.
- I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
- I have a friend who’s addicted to brake fluid. But he says he can stop anytime.
- I just opened a fortune cookie with nothing inside. How unfortunate!
- I know a lot of jokes about unemployed people, but none of them work.
- I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it.
- I’m reading a book on anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down.
- I’m really good at sleeping. I can do it with my eyes closed.
- I once fell in love with a pencil, but it wasn’t meant to be.
- I once got fired from a calendar factory for taking a couple of days off.
- I once heard a joke about amnesia, but I forgot it.
- I once loved a joke about a road, but it went downhill fast.
- I once made a belt out of clocks, but it was a waist of time.
- I once worked at a blanket factory, but it was a cover-up.
- I read a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down.
- I stayed up all night wondering where the sun went, but then it dawned on me.
- I thought about going on an all-almond diet, but that’s just nuts.
- I told my computer I needed a break, but it still didn’t give me a byte.
- I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
- I tried to catch fog yesterday, but I mist.
- I tried to throw a boomerang, but it didn’t come back. It must have lost its way.
- I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough.
- I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey, but I turned myself around.
- I used to be a banker, but I lost interest.
- I used to be a baker, but I just couldn’t make enough dough.
- I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands.
- I used to have a job collecting leaves. I was raking it in!
- I used to have a job drilling holes for water, but it was boring.
- I used to work at a soft drink factory, but I got canned.
- I used to work at a calendar company, but I got fired for taking too many days off.
- I used to work for an origami company, but it folded.
- I’ve just written a song about tortillas; well, it’s more of a rap.
- I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn’t have the patients.
- I wanted to be a professional fisherman, but I found the job too fishy.
- I wasn’t originally going to buy a vacuum cleaner, but it really sucked me in.
- I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.
- I wasn’t going to go to the gym, but I’ve had a change of heart.
- I was wondering why the ball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
- I would tell you a chemistry joke, but I know I wouldn’t get a reaction.
- I would tell you a joke about construction, but I’m still working on it.
- I would tell you a pizza joke, but it’s a little cheesy.
- If you don’t pay your exorcist, will you get repossessed?
- If you’re cold, go stand in the corner — it’s 90 degrees.
- If you want to catch a squirrel, just climb a tree and act like a nut.
- My bicycle fell over because it was two-tired.
- My dog loves classical music; she even has a favorite “bark.”
- My dad told me I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward.
- My electric toothbrush is great. It’s a brush with fame.
- My friend drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how his Mercedes bends.
- My friend’s bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.
- My math teacher called me average. How mean!
- My new job at the bakery is going well — I’m on a roll.
- To be frank… I’d have to change my name.
- The past, present, and future walked into a bar. It was tense.
- The rotation of the earth really makes my day.
- There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator, and only a fraction of people understand it.
- This graveyard looks overcrowded—people are dying to get in.
- Want to hear a joke about construction? I’m still working on it.
- Want to hear a joke about paper? Never mind, it’s tearable.
- Want to hear a joke about pizza? Never mind, it’s too cheesy.
- Want to hear a joke about time travel? I bet you didn’t like it.
- What did the prescriptivist owl say? Whom whom.
- What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator.
- What do you say to a Llama that loves picnicking? Alpaca lunch.
- What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot.
- When does a joke become a “dad joke”? When it becomes apparent.
- When I told my wife she was buying too much lipstick, she didn’t make up her mind.
- Why are skeletons so calm? Nothing gets under their skin.
- Why did the bicycle fall over? It was two-tired.
- Why did the chicken go to the séance? To talk to the other side.
- Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one.
- Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
- Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing!
- Why do cows wear bells? Because their horns don’t work.
- Why don’t eggs tell jokes? They’d crack each other up.
- Why don’t oysters donate to charity? Because they’re shellfish.
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts.
- Why don’t we ever tell secrets on a farm? The potatoes have eyes, and the corn has ears.
- Why do seagulls fly over the ocean? Because if they flew over the bay, they’d be bagels!
- Why do trees seem suspicious on sunny days? They’re always a little shady.
- Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
Enjoy these funny puns? If you’d like to indulge in some more wordplay and challenge your brain at the same time, check out these riddles.
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