The best advertisements don’t just sell products — they are creative and make us think about the brand long after we’ve seen it.
These campaigns employ a variety of tools to hook us, such as clever wordplay or eye-catching visuals, but one of our favorite ones is humor.
Sadly, over the years, many brands have chosen to play it safe, which is why bold and funny ads stand out instantly — especially when you spot one on a billboard while sitting in traffic after a long, tough day.
Scroll through this list to see how humor in ads can grab anyone’s attention, even if you don’t know the brand.
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#1 This Advertisement From A Dental Office
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#2 An Advertisement For Keloptic.com – A French Website That Sells Glasses
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#3 I Now Have An Advertisement Stuck In My Head, Genius
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#4 Dreamies
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#5 “Text & Drive” Wathan Funeral Home Billboard
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#6 Bad Ad Is A Good Ad
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#7 NYC Closets
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#8 Utah Ski Resort Gets A 1-Star Review From A Guy In Los Angeles Because The Mountain Was Too Difficult. They Used The One-Star Review To Advertise It
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#9 Creative, Location-Specific Ad For Copenhagen Skatepark
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#10 LEGO
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#11 Simple, Yet Effective
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#12 Honest Advertising
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#13 Tailgating Isn’t Worth It
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#14 Picks Up Five Times More Woman Than A Lamborghini
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#15 Tabasco
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#16 Tic Tac
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#17 Kiss Fm 97.7
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#18 Advertising Done Right
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#19 Bus Stop Ad For A VPN Provider
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#20 This Ad By Eskom
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#21 Dated (But Funny) Anti-Gastroenteritis Medicine Ad
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#22 Bic
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#23 Specsavers
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#24 Oatly Bench Ad, 2019
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#25 Delhi’s Homeless
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#26 Burger King, 2024
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#27 Ricola
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#28 Deadpool & Wolverine
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#29 “Get Them Off Your Dog.” – Frontline Flea & Tick Control
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#30 Mcdonalds
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#31 Pepsi
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#32 Listermint
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#33 Classic Ad For Cough Syrup In Canada
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#34 This Guy Must Be Feeling Pretty Great On This Ad
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#35 This Bose Advertisement Made Me Laugh
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#36 Above The Trash
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#37 Crest
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#38 1991 Range Rover Print Ad ‘And You Thought Your Teenagers Were Rough On A Car’
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#39 McDonald’s
#40 Hush Puppies
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#41 Audi
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#42 This Ad Is Going To Become The Next Copycat Template For So Many Brands
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#43 Mercedes-Benz
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#44 Cedars Sinal Spine Center
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#45 Juicy Fruit
#46 National Geographic
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#47 Hyundai
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#48 Google
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#49 Kerrygold
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#50 Ephone900
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#51 This Ad At Dusseldorf Airport
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#52 1971 Listerine Print Ad ‘I Hate It, But I Love It’
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#53 Hubba Bubba (1980)
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#54 3m
#55 Knacki
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#56 Calgary Zoo
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#57 Nivea Men
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#58 IKEA
#59 My Friend Found This Ad On His Way Home
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#60 Know The Facts I Have Beautiful Teeth Too
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