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27 Funny April Jokes

27 Funny April Jokes

April Puns

1. I wanted to tell an April Fools’ joke, but I chickened out. I guess I’m a chicken April!

2. Why did April quit her job as a hairdresser? She just couldn’t deal with all the split ends!

3. April showers bring May flowers. What do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!

4. Did you hear about the new restaurant called April? It serves all fool’s food!

5. Why is April so windy? It’s the start of May-hem!

6. April was feeling gloomy because everyone was always raining on her parade.

7. April 1st is the time for pranking people. The other 364 days are for planning next year’s pranks.

8. What did one April say to the other April? Don’t be a fool!

9. April doesn’t need umbrellas. She showers herself!

10. April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring wet socks!

11. April felt out of place starting with “A” when the rest of the months started with “M”. She thought about changing her name to Mapril.

12. April 1st: when everyone’s inner jokester comes out to prank others. April 2nd: when everyone complains about lame April Fools’ jokes.

13. What do you call ten Aprils in a group? The April Club!

14. April was excited for April Fools’ Day. It was her favorite day to make a fool of others!

15. April secretly changed all the calendars to say it was April Fools’ Day every day. No one knew the difference.

April One-Liners

16. April showers bring May flowers. April Fools’ brings fake flowers.

17. April felt incomplete with only 30 days when every other month has 31. April thought about stealing a day from February.

18. When it rains in April, it positively pores!

19. April 1st: the only day you can prank someone then laugh in their face saying, “April Fools’!”

20. Roses are red, April is Grey, It’s raining outside, No sunshine today

21. April was excited to follow March Madness with some April Gladness!

22. April 1st: when pranking is actually allowed!

23. April showers may bring May flowers, but I prefer April sunshiners!

24. Roses are red, violets are blue, it’s raining outside, April is gloomy too

25. April felt left out being the fourth month when January, February, and March formed a clique.

26. April 1st: Funny how a little pranking brings out everyone’s humor.

27. April showers rain on my parades. Where’s the April sun to brighten my days?

Best April Jokes

28. Last April Fools’ Day, I changed my roommate’s shampoo with hair removal cream. When he came out of the shower, he was bald and furious. I laughed and said “April Fools’!” but he started chasing me around the apartment. I escaped out the window and climbed up the fire escape. I’m still hiding out at my friend’s place until I’m sure my roommate has cooled off!

29. For April Fools’ last year, my wife and I switched roles for the day. I tried doing yoga and made a healthy quinoa salad for dinner. She watched sports and scratched herself a lot. Our kids couldn’t stop laughing! In the evening, she said, “This was fun but how about we stick to what we’re good at?” I agreed – she makes a way better quinoa salad than me!

30. On April 1st last year, I set up an elaborate prank on my boss. I filled his office with balloons and hung streamers everywhere. I even giftwrapped his desk items. He came in shocked and surprised. I popped out yelling “April Fools!” Then he called security to have me escorted out of the building! Okay, maybe that prank was a bad idea but his face was priceless.

31. Last April Fools’, my friend replaced my morning coffee with decaf. I took one sip and immediately spit it out. I was like, “Oh no, you didn’t!” I got him back by pouring hot sauce in his water bottle later that day. Yeah, our pranks might’ve gotten a little out of hand! We called a truce before dinner so we could actually enjoy our meal.

32. On April 1st last year, I told my parents I was dropping out of college to become an influencer. My mom started crying and my dad looked like he was about to pass out. After a few minutes, I couldn’t keep a straight face anymore. I yelled “April Fools!” and they were so relieved and angry at the same time. Maybe not the nicest prank but I proved my acting skills!

33. Last April Fools’ I swapped out all my girlfriend’s lipstick with glue sticks. She ended up with her lips sealed shut for hours! I felt terrible and helped her slowly peel the glue off. She was furious. I bought her flowers and chocolate, but I was in the dog house for at least a week after that prank gone wrong.

34. Last year my sister pretended she got a face tattoo on April 1st. My grandma saw it and almost had a heart attack! Once my sister yelled “April Fools!” my grandma smacked her on the head. We still laugh about it but I told my sister to never prank grandma again!

35. Last April Fools’ day I put green food coloring in all my roommate’s toiletries like shampoo, soap and toothpaste. He turned into the Hulk with his hair, skin and teeth all green! I helped him scrub it off before his date that night. Now he triple checks everything on April 1st.

36. On April Fools’ day last year, I made chocolate-covered brussel sprouts and offered them to my kids, telling them they were chocolate truffles. They hesitantly tried them and the looks on their faces were priceless! Once I yelled “April Fools!” they were so relieved and mad at me at the same time.

37. Last April 1st, I replaced all the pictures in my girlfriend’s apartment with pictures of Nicholas Cage. She was so confused! I jumped out and screamed “April Fools!” but she didn’t find it very funny and made me put back all the original pictures.

38. Last April Fools’ I filled donuts with mayonnaise instead of cream and offered them to all my coworkers. You should have seen everyone’s reactions after biting into them! I claimed it was an April Fools’ prank before HR got involved. Some people called out sick the next day though!

39. On April 1st last year I put oreos on my sister’s face while she was napping. When she woke up, I filmed her reaction as she screamed because she thought the oreos were bugs crawling on her face. I yelled “April Fools!” but she was NOT amused at all.

40. Last April Fools’ I switched all the eggs in my mom’s fridge with plastic Easter eggs filled with confetti. The next morning when she cracked them open to make breakfast, she got a faceful of confetti and glitter! I’m still finding bits of glitter now, but it was so worth it.

41. On April 1st last year, I changed my sister’s autocorrect so every time she typed “the”, it autocorrected to “poop”. She sent so many embarrassing texts to her friends and boss with the word “poop” instead of “the”! Once I yelled “April Fools!” she chased me around threatening to kill me!

42. Last year on April Fools’, my dad switched my mayonnaise with vanilla pudding and I made a ham sandwich. I took a big chomp and was utterly confused by the sweet taste. Once he said “April Fools!” I had to admit it was a pretty good prank!

43. Last April 1st I made Jello but left it in liquid form in a coffee mug and gave it to my roommate for breakfast. He took a big sip then spit it out everywhere because he was expecting coffee! I yelled “April Fools!” but I still don’t think he finds it very funny.

44. On April Fools’ Day last year, I made fake parking tickets and put them on all my coworkers’ cars. They were all so mad until I came clean yelling “April Fools’!” Some laughed it off eventually but others are still holding a grudge.

45. Last April 1st, I set my husband’s clock 3 hours fast so he thought he was super late for work. He was rushing around like crazy! When I finally yelled “April fools!” he said this was the worst prank I’ve ever pulled on him. Okay, maybe going overboard on April Fools’ isn’t the best idea.

27 Funny April Jokes