The funniest easter jokes, ranked.

6 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

   

   video clip (per VICE) · on Easter

   82

   “Yesterday I found out that my darling daughter no longer believes in the Easter Bunny. Yeah, yeah. I read it in an email from one of her professors. She’s 48.”

   Escalating reveals, each detail making it worse.

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2. 2

   

   tweet, 2015 · on Easter

   80

   “Have a lovely Easter. And remember, if you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing.”

   Takes doctrine literally to justify sinning; economical provocation.

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3. 3

   

   stand-up · on Easter

   79

   Hicks notes we commemorate the resurrection by telling kids a giant bunny left chocolate eggs.

   “Why not goldfish left Lincoln Logs in your sock drawer, you know? As long as we’re making shit up, go hog-wild, you know?”

   Absurdist counter-myth that exposes how random the real one is.

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4. 4

   JR

   Instagram post · on Easter

   76

   “I’m Jewish. I’m proud of that, but I’m not that religious. I go to temple like twice a year…Easter and Christmas.”

   Pitch-perfect wrong-holiday swap.

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5. 5

   

   stand-up · on Easter

   74

   “‘Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead. What should we do?’ ‘How ‘bout eggs?’ ‘Well, what does that have to do with Jesus? ‘Alright, we’ll hide ‘em.’ ‘I don’t follow your logic.’ ‘Don’t worry, there’s a bunny.’”

   Imagined planning meeting that makes the tradition sound insane.

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6. 6

   GG

   stand-up · on Easter

   70

   “Some people give up chocolate for Lent. Ooh, just like being nailed to a cross. I’m sure Jesus really appreciates the gesture.”

   Sarcastic scale comparison; the full bit gets cruder.

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