The funniest social media 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

   AS

   Edinburgh Fringe 2016, 2016 · on Social media

   78

   “Back in the day, Instagram just meant a really efficient drug dealer.”

   Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2016, #13Reads the brand name literally, in one line.

   Chortle: Dave's top 15 Fringe jokes 2016 ↗All Social media jokes →

2. 2

   CF

   Tickle Fight, 2017 · on Social media

   72

   “in about 50 years, they're gonna have to start burying people with their phone like that in their hand. 'Cause if it's not on social media, it didn't happen. "Here's me decomposing. Hashtag: Mortality."”

   The decomposing selfie caption is a grim, specific button.

   Scraps from the Loft: Craig Ferguson, Tickle Fight transcript ↗All Social media jokes →

3. 3

   

   Inside (song "White Woman's Instagram"), 2021 · on Social media

   70

   “A golden retriever in a flower crown / Is this heaven / Or is it just a white woman / A white woman's Instagram”

   Precise catalogue of an aesthetic; satire by itemisation.

   Scraps from the Loft: Bo Burnham, Inside transcript ↗All Social media jokes →

4. 4

   

   Buried Alive, 2013 · on Social media

   62

   On meeting people so dull you worry for their safety.

   “They can't even have a conversation. They're just texting and Instagramming photos of salt shakers.”

   The salt-shaker detail is good; the rant is broad.

   Scraps from the Loft: Aziz Ansari, Buried Alive transcript ↗All Social media jokes →