The funniest going bald jokes, ranked.

4 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
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    Jim Jefferies

    High n' Dry, 2023 · on Going bald

    76

    Jefferies takes a hair-loss tablet that kills his sex drive.

    “So I have a couple of options in life. Either I have hair and I can't fuck anyone, or I'm bald and no one wants to fuck me.”

    A perfectly symmetrical lose-lose.

    Scraps from the Loft: Jim Jefferies, High n' Dry transcript ↗All Going bald jokes →

  2. 2
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    Kelsey Cook

    Happy Hour, 2026 · on Going bald

    72
    “He came up after a show and goes, "Ah, shouldn't have cut your hair." And he was bald! I was so confused. I was like, "Are you mad because I got to fire my hair and yours just quit?"”

    Fired-versus-quit is a crisp workplace frame for hair loss.

    Scraps from the Loft: Kelsey Cook, Happy Hour transcript ↗All Going bald jokes →

  3. 3
    Ricky Gervais
    Ricky Gervais

    Humanity, 2018 · on Going bald

    72
    “I'm losing my hair. It's getting really thin. I know it looks great from there. Cheers, but… No, honestly, in a lift, with that light directly overhead, and the mirror, it looks like an x-ray, right?”

    The lift-mirror x-ray is an exact, recognisable image.

    Scraps from the Loft: Ricky Gervais, Humanity transcript ↗All Going bald jokes →

  4. 4
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    Larry David

    quoted in TODAY · on Going bald

    66
    “Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man — there's your diamond in the rough.”

    Bald pride with a wink; more aphorism than punchline.

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