100 Rib-Tickling Jokes, Quotes to Share on World Laughter Day

Laughter is like sunshine for the soul. World Laughter Day celebrates the simple joy that comes from a good chuckle, hearty laugh, or uncontrollable giggle.

When we laugh, our bodies release happy chemicals called endorphins. These natural mood-lifters help wash away stress and bring feelings of joy. In our busy, often serious world, we sometimes forget how important it is to just let go and laugh.

Sharing funny jokes, silly stories, and clever quotes with friends and family creates bonds and happy memories. A good laugh can turn a bad day around, make a tough situation easier, or simply add a spark of happiness to an ordinary moment.

World Laughter Day reminds us that humor is something everyone understands. It crosses language barriers and connects people from all walks of life. Whether it’s a clever play on words, a funny observation about everyday life, or a silly joke that makes no sense at all, laughter brings us together.

These jokes and quotes are perfect for sharing on World Laughter Day. They range from gentle humor to laugh-out-loud funny, but all have one goal – to put a smile on your face and bring a moment of joy to your day.

Laughter Day Jokes

Why did the scarecrow break up with the sunflower?— Because he needed some space — he was feeling a bit “stalked”!
Why did the calendar bring a ladder to the party?— It wanted to “climb” the dates!
What did one wall say to the other wall?— “I’ll meet you at the corner!”
Why did the tomato turn red?— Because it saw the salad dressing!
What do you call a bear with no teeth?— A gummy bear!
Why don’t skeletons fight each other?— They don’t have the guts!
Why did the golfer bring an extra pair of pants?— In case he got a hole in one!
Would you like me to add more, maybe with a particular theme — like family, friends, or work? Let me know!
What did the ocean say to the beach?— Nothing, it just waved!
Why did the computer catch a cold?— It left its Windows open!
What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?— An abdominal snowman!
What falls, but never needs a bandage? The rain.
Husband sent a message to his wife with one spelling mistake. ‘I wish you were her.’ And now he is in trouble.
My uncle named his dogs Timex and Rolex. They’re his watch dogs.
Why do oranges wear sunscreen? So they don’t peel.

Laughter Day Wishes

“Wishing a very Happy World Laughter Day full of healthy laughs and hilarious jokes to make it a good day.”
“No matter how many tensions surround us, but we can always keep them at bay by sharing good laughs.”
“On the occasion of World Laughter Day, I pray many more laughs for you to make this life a better one for you.”
May your day be full of smiles and your heart full of laughter. Happy Laughter Day!
A laugh a day keeps the worries away. Wishing you endless joy today!
Let your laughter shine brighter than the sun. Happy World Laughter Day!
May your giggles be loud and your worries be quiet. Enjoy Laughter Day!
Today, forget the stress and laugh your heart out. Happy Laughter Day!
Smiles are free, and laughter is priceless. Share both today!
Life is better when you’re laughing. Wishing you a joyful Laughter Day!
May your happiness grow stronger with every chuckle. Happy Laughter Day!
A happy heart and a laughing soul — that’s my wish for you today!
Laugh loud, laugh often, and spread the joy. Happy Laughter Day!
Let your laughter be contagious and brighten the world around you.
Laughter is life’s best music — may your day be a beautiful song!
Smile big, laugh more, and let the joy overflow. Happy Laughter Day!
May today bring you moments of pure joy and silly giggles.
Laughter is the shortest distance between hearts. Celebrate it today!
Wishing you a day filled with funny moments and happy memories.
Life’s too short for frowns — let’s fill it with laughs!
Wherever you go today, take your smile and laughter with you.
May your laughter echo in every corner of your life.
The world needs more smiles — start with yours! Happy Laughter Day!

Laughter Day Quotes

“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” — Walt Disney
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” — Charlie Chaplin
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” — E. E. Cummings
“Laughter is an instant vacation.” — Milton Berle
“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.” — Charlie Chaplin
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” — Victor Hugo
“Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to health.” — Aristotle
“Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.” — Mark Twain
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” — Victor Borge
“He who laughs, lasts.” — Mary Pettibone Poole
“Laughter is a powerful weapon — you can even break ice with it.” — Richard Pryor
“Laughter and joy are part of the beauty of life.” — William Saroyan
“A well-balanced person is one who finds both sides of an issue laughable.” — Herbert Prochnow
“Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it, and move on.” — Bob Newhart
“Laughter is wine for the soul — it softens life’s edges.” — Sean O’Casey
“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.” — Veronica Roth
“There is little success where there is little laughter.” — Andrew Carnegie

“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.” — Oscar Wilde
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” — Mark Twain
“With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself and one’s fellow human beings.” — Maya Angelou
“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” — Mary H. Waldrip
“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” — William Makepeace Thackeray
“Laughing is, and will always be, the best form of therapy.” — Dau Voire
“Laughter opens the heart and soothes the soul.” — Unknown
“Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.” — Arnold H. Glasow
“A sense of humor is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person deep down has a pretty good grasp of life.” — Hugh Sidey
“Laughter brings the swelling down on our national psyche.” — Stephen Colbert
“The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.” — Milan Kundera
“Laughter is a sense of proportion and a power of seeing yourself from the outside.” — Zero Mostel

Funny Jokes From Celebrities, Movies and Television

“I’m sick of following my dreams, man. I’m just going to ask where they’re going and hook up with ’em later.” — Mitch Hedberg
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the war room.” — President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers), Dr. Strangelove
“My mother always used to say: The older you get, the better you get, unless you’re a banana.” — Rose (Betty White), The Golden Girls
“Halloween is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. That’s for women. The beginning of the holiday shopping season for men is Christmas Eve.” — David Letterman
Brian: “Look, you’ve got it all wrong. You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody. You’ve got to think for yourselves. You’re all individuals.”Crowd: “Yes, we’re all individuals!”Individual: “I’m not!”— Brian (Graham Chapman) and cast, Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Bob: “Looks like you’ve been missing a lot of work lately.”Peter: “I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.”— Bob (Paul Wilson) and Peter (Ron Livingston), Office Space
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” — Mark Twain
“From the ages of eight to 18, me and my family moved around a lot. Mostly, we would just stretch, but occasionally one of us would actually get up to go to the fridge.” — Jarod Kintz
“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner
“Ned, I would love to stand here and talk with you—but I’m not going to.” — Phil Connors (Bill Murray), Groundhog Day
“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” — Erma Bombeck
“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” — Phyllis Diller
“I love airports because the rules of society don’t apply. Eat a pizza and have a glass of wine at 7 am while in track pants. Nobody cares.” — Anonymous
“Insomnia sharpens your math skills because you spend all night calculating how much sleep you’ll get if you’re able to ‘fall asleep right now.'” — Anonymous
“Breaking up is like knocking over a Coke machine. You can’t do it in one push; you got to rock it back and forth a few times, and then it goes over.” — Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Seinfeld
“I walk around like everything’s fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off.” — Anonymous
“I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” — Michael Scott (Steve Carrell), The Office
“I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her.” — Rodney Dangerfield
“I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.” — Les Dawson
“There’s nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can’t prolong.” — Surgeon (Graham Chapman), Monty Python’s Flying Circus
“The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it. A lot of people will tell you that a good phony fever is a dead lock, but you get a nervous mother, you could wind up in a doctor’s office. That’s worse than school. You fake a stomach cramp, and when you’re bent over, moaning and wailing, you lick your palms. It’s a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.” — Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Ted Striker: “Surely you can’t be serious.”Dr. Rumack: “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley”— Ted Striker (Robert Hays) and Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen), Airplane!
“There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.” — Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Stan Fields: “Describe your perfect date.”Cheryl: “That’s a tough one. I’d have to say April 25. Because it’s not too hot and not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.”— Stan Fields (William Shatner) and Cheryl Frasier (Heather Burns), Miss Congeniality
“Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with a seat missing, but it hurts.” — Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
“My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.” — Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler), The Waterboy
“I never feel more alone than when I’m trying to put sunscreen on my back.” — Jimmy Kimmel
“Marriage is like an unfunny, tense version of Everybody Loves Raymond, but it doesn’t last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.” — Pete (Paul Rudd), Knocked Up
“Being a mom means never buying the right amount of produce. Either everyone suddenly loves grapes, and a week’s worth are eaten in one afternoon, or fruit flies are congregating around my rotting bananas.” — Lessons from the Minivan
“I’m not insane. My mother had me tested.” — Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), The Big Bang Theory
“There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney and Driving Miss Daisy.” — Elise (Goldie Hawn), The First Wives Club
Usher: “Bride or groom?”Wedding guest: “It should be perfectly obvious I’m neither!”— Four Weddings and a Funeral
“You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police.” — Joan Rivers
“I saw a study that said speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person. Number two was death. This means to the average person, if you have to be at a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.” — Jerry Seinfeld
Lucy: “There’s just two things keeping me from dancing in that show.”Fred: “Your feet?”— Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Fred Mertz (William Frawley), I Love Lucy
“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” — Anonymous
Coach: “How’s a beer sound, Norm?”Norm: “I don’t know, I usually finish before they get a word in.”— Coach (Nicholas Colasanto) and Norm (George Wendt), Cheers
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be more surprised.” — Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
“There’s nothing simpler than avoiding people you don’t like. Avoiding one’s friends, that’s the real test.” — Dowager Countess Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith), Downton Abbey
“If I’m not back in five minutes, just wait longer.” — Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.” — Clairee Belcher (Olivia Dukakis), Steel Magnolias
“I’m at a place in my life when errands are starting to count as going out.” — Anonymous
“A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.” — Graham Norton
“I’m not good at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?” — Chandler (Matthew Perry), Friends
“Here’s all you have to know about men and women: Women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.” — George Carlin
“When I’m in social situations, I always hold onto my glass. It makes me feel comfortable and secure and I don’t have to shake hands.” — Larry (Larry David), Curb Your Enthusiasm
“As you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” — Sir Norman Wisdom
“That’s why New York is so great, though. Everyone you care about can despise you and you can still find a bagel so good, nothing else matters. Who needs love when you’ve got lox? They both stink, but only one tastes good.” — Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” — Groucho Marx
“Does it disturb anyone else that ‘The Los Angeles Angels’ baseball team translates directly to ‘The The Angels Angels’?” — Neil DeGrasse Tyson
“Here’s some advice: At a job interview, tell them you’re willing to give 110 percent. Unless the job is a statistician.” — Adam Gropman
“Here’s something to think about: How come you never see a headline like ‘Psychic Wins Lottery’?” — Jay Leno
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” — Steve Martin
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far, I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” — Dave Barry
“Never do anything out of hunger. Not even eating.” — Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn), True Detective
“What do you mean, he don’t eat no meat? That’s okay, that’s okay. I make lamb.” — Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin), My Big Fat Greek Wedding
“You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there.” — George Burns
“To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!” — Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), A Fish Called Wanda
“Instead of the mahi mahi, may I just get the one mahi because I’m not that hungry?” — Shelley Darlingson (Anna Faris), The House Bunny
“Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.” — Ellen DeGeneres
Francois: “Do you know what kind of a bomb it was?”Clouseau: “The exploding kind.”— Francois (André Maranne) and Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), The Pink Panther Strikes Again
“My ability to turn good news into anxiety is rivaled only by my ability to turn anxiety into chin acne.” — Tina Fey, Bossypants
“There is one word that describes people that don’t like me: Irrelevant.” — Anonymous
“I remember it like it was yesterday. Of course, I don’t really remember yesterday all that well.” — Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), Finding Dory