Icebreakers · Jokes & punchlines
Knock knock joke game: Knock Knock
Who's there? A word from the room's bowl. Everyone writes the punchline to the knock-knock joke, and the judge tries not to groan.
- ~15 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Free
- Ages 8+
What it feels like
Once upon a time, someone knocked on a door. And everyone groaned. Here's how it works. Everyone puts two words in the bowl on their phone. Each round, one of you is the judge. The knock-knock joke goes up with a word from the bowl, and everyone else writes the punchline. Judge, try not to groan, or laugh, or both. Then pick the best one, and say who wrote it.
How to play
- First, everyone drops two words in the bowl on their phone. Strange ones are better.
- Each round one of you is the judge. A setup goes up, finished with a word from the bowl, and everyone else writes the punchline.
- The punchlines go up one at a time. Judge: keep a straight face. Then pick the best, and guess who wrote it.
Scoring: 3 points for the punchline the judge picks. 2 more for every punchline that made the judge crack. The judge takes 1 for naming who wrote the winner.
You'll get prompts like
- “Any name: a person, a pet or someone famous”
- “A food”
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
