35 Of The Best One-Line Jokes That Are Surprisingly Funny
These one-liners require a lot of mental effort for the brain to analyze and comprehend.
A long joke can be enjoyable because it develops the plot and allows you time to picture the scenario and consider how you would react. But the ending is when you are presented with something absolutely unexpected, and that is what makes you laugh.
Short jokes, however, can be effective since they frequently rely on wordplay or everyday scenarios that, even if they don't immediately make you laugh out loud, will at the very least put a smile on your face. One-liners have a whole subreddit dedicated to them, which was created back in 2009.
It has accumulated over 150k subscribers over the years, and people continue to submit new jokes there on a regular basis. The founder of the subreddit defines a one-liner in the description by saying:
"A one-liner is a succinct, funny, or witty remark. The joke should fit into one or two sentences."
Try not to confuse this with a short joke because, "generally, if your joke would be funnier if it were written in more sentences, it's probably not a one-liner." The second statement, however, can be seen as a one-liner if it is a brief sentence.
A one-liner, despite its straightforward structure, requires a lot of mental effort for the brain to analyze and comprehend, making it a complicated form of humor. So we’ve compiled the funniest one-liners from this subreddit for you to enjoy.
More info: Reddit
1. One of the most terrifying things to read
SleepingBeetle, visualpun.ch2. Tesla becomes an Edison
jweber96, jm3 on Flickr3. A truly ironic situation
honolulu_oahu_mod, Anders Sandberg
4. Combatants do sound better
VERBERD, Fractality
5. The most taboo thing to do in an airport
SpecialSauceSal 2, Rene Schwietzke
6. Apparently, there is
FinalCaveat, Deb Stgo
7. You guys don't like my time-traveling joke
Redditnahredtitgetit, Fabrice Florin
8. Performing under pressure
sherry-monocles, Carl Lender
9. That's a lot
dustyoboe, AndLikeThings
10. The Discovery Channel
VERBERD, colinedwards99
11. The confidence is getting smaller with every mistake
honolulu_oahu_mod, Inma Molina
12. No way!
Kamikaze_AZ22, Thomas Widmann
13. I did it, and now look what happened...
WhoElseButAlf, Glsysrp
14. Chameleon smoothie
WhoElseButAlf, Mike Goddard
15. Thirty-two what?
madazzahatter, franlhughes
16. You literally have to throw up
madazzahatter, Michelle Cesare
17. Someone has the wrong interpretation
madazzahatter, Mike Mozart
18. The brakes are meant to stop
queensavior, Robert Couse-Baker
19. It's still his name, silly
808gecko808, Dick Thomas Johnson
20. Together, we can do it
porichoygupto, Rick Kimpel
21. Lol... I totally get it
HugoZHackenbush2, Keith Cooper
22. I really don't know
PartTimeCrazy, Tim Bartel
23. You are certainly misreading things
RageBanana21, Quinn Dombrowski
24. Woah!
honolulu_oahu_mod, Chris W
25. Do you want a plain pizza?
jlaik, pelican
26. I'm trying really hard to understand this one
VERBERD, lauren
27. Definitely not a fan either
madazzahatter, Guillaume Flament
28. So who's going to get a shot?
Photog77, Tiago Nicastro
29. They really do bring a lot to the table
Wastoo, Phuket@photographer.net
30. Introducing my current wife...
brother_blue_57
31. What I hate when I'm texting
VERBERD, rubel roy's photographyFollow
32. Are mountains even funny?
madazzahatter
33. You can beat that
thewhiskey, Josh Hallett
34. Wait, what!
VERBERD, João Sá Leão
35. Really?
Raccoon-Just
Clearly, a one-liner's meaning is frequently obscured by the layers of language used to describe it and the context in which it is used. Have you discovered a new one-line joke you love from this list?
Which type of humor do you personally find the most enjoyable? Do you have any additional amusing short jokes to add?
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