The funniest camping jokes, ranked.

3 comedians, one topic. Quoted from the source, funniest first by our laugh score: surprise of the turn (40), economy (30) and specificity (30).

  1. 1
    Jim Gaffigan
    Jim Gaffigan

    King Baby, 2009 · on Camping

    80
    “I married a woman who loves to camp and I am what you would call indoorsy. I'm surprised we can still get people to camp. "Hey, wanna burn a couple of vacation days sleeping on the ground outside?"”

    'Indoorsy' plus the sales-pitch reframe make camping sound insane.

    Wikiquote: Jim Gaffigan ↗All Camping jokes →

  2. 2
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    Phil Wang

    Edinburgh Fringe set, 2017 · on Camping

    72
    “For me dying is a lot like going camping. I don’t want to do it.”

    Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2017 – top 15 (No. 13)Flips the expected 'peaceful like camping' comparison into a shrug.

    The Independent: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 funniest jokes revealed ↗All Camping jokes →

  3. 3
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    Bill Engvall

    Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, 2003 · on Camping

    60
    “I thought "RV" stood for "Recreational Vehicle." No! It stands for "Ruins Vacations."”

    Serviceable acronym gag; you half-guess it.

    Wikiquote: Bill Engvall ↗All Camping jokes →

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