30 One-Panel Comic Strips Are So Funny, You'll Find Yourself Laughing Hard One After The Other
Make your day happier by reading these comic strips by an amazing American artist.
One-panel comics can be deceptively simple, but that is exactly what makes them so funny. Nate Fakes has built a following by turning everyday situations, puns, and visual twists into quick jokes that land fast.
His comics feature people, animals, and even inanimate objects, all set up for a punchline in just one frame. The result is a collection that feels light, harmless, and easy to enjoy, while still packing plenty of humor.
Fakes has been drawing since childhood, and his work has appeared in places like The New York Times and MAD Magazine. Read on for 30 one-panel comic strips that keep the laughs coming one after another.
1. Age gap.
Nate Fakes2. The Walking Dead, literally
Nate Fakes3. Kid won't listen to the stepladder.
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That joke lands fast.
4. So accurate
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5. What happened to the donut's belly? It became its offspring.
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6. Extra body parts that don't have any bones in them.
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7. The best hiding spot
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The punchlines keep getting stranger in the best way.
8. You guys will also be in treble.
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9. There's just no way, fish lady.
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10. Every toothbrush will eventually have to get sacked.
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11. Duck ain't joking anymore.
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12. Cassette tapes enjoying retirement.
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13. Increasing his worth.
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Even the everyday objects get a turn in the spotlight.
These one-panel jokes hit like photos that make your brain need a restart, especially the donut offspring twist.
14. Getting framed isn't a bad thing for paintings.
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15. That's right! Nothing says we can't hug those adorable bears!
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16. The kind of syrup we'll never bother putting on our pancakes.
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17. Needles in a haystack.
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18. Pop corn
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19. Humans decide their fate.
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The absurdity just keeps building.
20. Blaming the bird husband.
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21. He will always be angry, so we feel bad for the bird lady.
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22. The truth is, there's a hierarchy in your supplies drawer.
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23. Even pigeons want to practice social distancing.
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24. We can see that.
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25. Of course he wouldn't; he's Mr. Monopoly!
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By now, the comic logic is fully unhinged.
26. This dog trying Snoopy's pose.
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27. Humans not letting the whale bathe under the sun.
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28. The true motivational speaker.
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29. This bird's work of art.
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30. So, is it good luck or bad luck?
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Fakes proves a single panel can still carry the whole joke.
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