There are very few things in life that feel better than one-upping someone. Not too many of us will admit it, but it feels absolutely amazing when you prove someone wrong, show everyone you’re right, and demolish others with well-placed witty comebacks. The best roasts end up on the ‘Clever Comebacks’ subreddit, a community of nearly 754k members, eagerly combing the corners of the internet for humorous, witty, and razor-sharp comebacks.
When it comes to being witty, there are two general approaches. The first one is firing off an instant quip, taking advantage of the perfect timing. It’s a skill that you can develop over time. The second approach is taking a bit more time and carefully honing the perfect response for each situation. That’s much easier done on the internet than in real life, but it’s also something we can all do, no matter our current skill in cleverly taking others down a peg or two.
London-based British musical stand-up comedian, author, and comedy writer Ariane Sherine highlighted to Bored Panda in a follow-up interview what’s most important when it comes to a clever comeback. “I think the most important thing with comebacks is speed. Even if the joke isn’t a total zinger, people will be impressed by your quickfire response,” she said. Read on for her other insights about how we can all up our comedy game.
You’ll find Bored Panda’s earlier post about r/clevercomebacks right over here. Be sure to give it a read once you’re done enjoying this list and upvoting the comebacks and epic burns that you personally feel deserve calling the fire brigade over.
#1 Just Try Not Being Straight For Awhile
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#2 You Can Still Breathe Idiot
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#3 It’s Already Happening
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#4 Hypocritical, Hyperbolic, And Hyper Stupid
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#5 Room Temperature Iq
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#6 Exodus 20:7
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#7 I Hope This Hasn’t Been Done Before
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#8 May I Use Your Tweets?
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#9 I Hate Anti-Maskers
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#10 Simple, Yet Effective
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#11 Illegal Plants
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#12 Philip Brought A Tank In A Knife Fight
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#13 I Should Be Allowed To Pick The Oil Company I Die And Kill For!
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#14 Can Anyone Show Martha The Original Constitution ?
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#15 Looking For Approval In All The Wrong Places
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#16 Common Sense Is Really Rare These Days
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#17 Whatttt !?? No Vegan Options At KFC!???
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#18 Damn… Guess My Opinion Is Invalid
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#19 She’s Baaaad
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#20 Maybe I Am Karen?
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#21 Bill Burr Everybody
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#22 He’s Not Wrong
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#23 Look Before You Leap
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#24 Vandalized Pineapple
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#25 When You Get Shot Down By Facts
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#26 That’s My Gender
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#27 Who’ll Email You When You Block Him More Like This
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#28 They Lack Opposable Thumbs
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#29 Other People’s Kids Is A Surprisingly Great Form Of Birth Control
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#30 This Is Not Your Business There Is A Something To Consider, You And Your Boss Do Illegal Things Every Day
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#31 The Founders Would Say “The F**k Is An Ohio?”
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#32 Asking For A Friend
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#33 Totally True
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#34 Well, It Had To Be Something Productive, Right?
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#35 Now That Is Some Comeback!
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#36 “Id Like To Live”
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#37 “How Many Gold Medals Do You Have?”
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#38 It Be Like That
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#39 Found On Fb… Personally I Found The Response To Be Quite A Zinger
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#40 That’s A Critical Hit!!
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#41 Colorado Didn’t Send Their Best Or Brightest
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#42 Do Some Research Before Spouting Nonsense
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#43 Skinny Jeans Are Out!
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#44 I Would Prefer “Beeeeees Run Run”
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#45 Fascists Calling Others Fascists
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#46 Savage Comeback
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#47 I Am More Better Than Everyone
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#48 Kaepernick Has Entered The Chat
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#49 Hey Girl, Are You Piñata ?
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#50 Vaccinated Politician Tries To Call Out Elitism
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