The funniest smartphones 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
    DW
    Darren Walsh

    Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2015 · on Smartphones

    82
    “I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It's Hans free”

    Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2015 (winner)Hands-free/Hans free is a tight, surprising pun.

    Chortle: Dave's top 10 Fringe jokes 2015 ↗All Smartphones jokes →

  2. 2
    Jimmy Carr
    Jimmy Carr

    Laughing and Joking, 2013 · on Smartphones

    78
    “And let's face facts, the landline is dead. When the landline goes in our house, there's panic! "Shit the bed, who the fuck is that? We're both here."”

    Captures the landline's new role as a threat, with a perfect logic tag.

    Scraps from the Loft: Jimmy Carr, Laughing and Joking transcript ↗All Smartphones jokes →

  3. 3
    MB
    Marcus Brigstocke

    Edinburgh Fringe 2009, 2009 · on Smartphones

    72
    “To the people who've got iPhones: you just bought one, you didn't invent it!”

    Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2009, #7A sharp jab at gadget smugness.

    Chortle: Dave's top 10 Fringe jokes 2009 ↗All Smartphones jokes →

  4. 4
    AL
    Andrew Lawrence

    Edinburgh Fringe 2011, 2011 · on Smartphones

    68
    “I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails.”

    Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2011, #9Turns a scandal into a lazy-guy confession; topical then.

    Chortle: Dave's top 10 Fringe jokes 2011 ↗All Smartphones jokes →

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