What is National Let’s Laugh Day?
National Let’s Laugh Day is March 19, a cheerful prompt to share a joke, revisit a funny memory, or make room for a little silliness. The best celebration lets everyone laugh together without making anyone the target.
Why shared humor deserves a day
Jokes, comic stories, playful rhymes, and slapstick give people many ways to enjoy humor. This informal March observance brings that everyday tradition into a family evening or classroom break. It is especially easy to make your own: one person’s ridiculous animal impression can be another person’s favorite moment of the day.
A simple way to enjoy the day
Hold a two-minute joke round, make up a deliberately terrible pun, or tell a harmless story about your own mix-up. Let shy participants pass or draw their joke instead. Funny does not have to mean loud.
Holiday dates for planning
| Observance | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Let’s Laugh Day | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Friday, March 19, 2027 | Sunday, March 19, 2028 | Monday, March 19, 2029 | Tuesday, March 19, 2030 |
10 of the Funniest Videos on YouTube for this National Let’s Laugh Day
How can you celebrate this hilarious holiday? Choose a video that suits your group, or take turns sharing a favorite clean joke. Preview clips before showing them to children.
1. How Many Ways Can You Spell “Pregnant”?
This 2-minute video is a great choice for National Let’s Laugh Day, it had me participating in laugh yoga just a couple seconds into it. I think I watched it twice before I started typing here and yes it is that type of funny that keeps you going back.
2. A Waffle Wedding
Here is a sweet video with a husband who is so excited to take his wife as his Waffley Wedded Wife … and “pancakey too!” The wife’s outburst of laughter is the best part. A great video to watch on National Let’s Laugh Day for foodies and wedding lovers alike!
3. Jigsaw Accident
Are you a “SAW” fan? Here is a laugh geared at your favorite character. We won’t ruin the joke. Go check out the video.
4. Funny Game Show Answers
Like to watch game shows? Here is a compilation of the funniest answers of all time from contestants on a variety of popular game shows. And wives, please don’t go buying your husbands halter tops!
5. Sulphur Hexafluoride Balloon
If you think how helium makes you sound is funny, then check out this video. Most interesting is the way he gets rid of the Sulphur hexafluoride from his lungs.
6. Hit the Brakes Tina!
Here is a fun mash-up of a video and an alternative audio overlay. It’s pretty funny, mostly because of the added audio – go check it out!
7. This Lizard wants His 5 Seconds of Fame
This is a short clip but it is quite funny, as they demonstrate a snake on TV the lizard decides the snake is getting too much time and jumps in on the action. Check out the host’s reaction to the lizard.
8. Camel’s Claim to Fame
Here is another creature wanting their couple seconds of fame. Watch this camel totally change the scene for this interview. Nope, you can’t do this interview right here!
9. Dog Talks
Here’s another fun video that is great to watch on National Let’s Laugh Day. You may laugh or you may find it cute, either way, it is sure to give you the fuzzies.
10. Let’s Limbo!
Care to limbo in the streets… check out this prank where unsuspected strangers are asked to engage in a limbo exercise and then left alone to be the laughing stock of the avenue.