Comedy and cartoon sound effects

Comedy sounds are timing tools. A comedy-ba-dum-tss after a punchline, a comedy-record-scratch before a freeze frame, comedy-crickets after a joke that lands flat: each one tells the viewer how to read the moment.

The set includes cartoon movement (comedy-boing, comedy-cartoon-run, comedy-zip-away, comedy-tiptoe), slide whistles up and down, a bonk, a honk, a kazoo melody and comedy-dun-dun-dun for mock drama. All melodies are original.

How to use them

• Leave a beat of silence before the comedy sound. The pause is part of the joke.
• One comedy sound per joke; a run of them turns into a cartoon.
• Starting volume: about 0.4 to 0.5.
• comedy-record-scratch works as a hook opener: freeze the frame, then explain how you got there.

All 20 comedy and cartoon sound effects

20 sounds in this category. 1 of them has a public preview you can play here; the rest are listed by name and length and come with the pack.

• comedy-ba-dum-tss1.44 s

  Punchlines, dad jokes, puns, 'I'll be here all week'.

• comedy-blink0.17 sIn the pack

  Blinking, double takes, confused stares, cute reactions.

• comedy-boing0.65 sIn the pack

  Bouncing, jumping, surprise pop-ups, anything cartoon-springy.

• comedy-bonk0.39 sIn the pack

  Head bumps, 'duh' moments, silly mistakes, getting an idea knocked in.

• comedy-cartoon-run1.22 sIn the pack

  Running away, hurrying, panic moments, 'gotta go'.

• comedy-cork-pop0.45 sIn the pack

  Celebrations, opening something, 'pop the champagne', cheeky reveals.

• comedy-crickets2.98 sIn the pack

  Awkward silence, bad jokes landing flat, 'anyone?' moments, no replies.

• comedy-dun-dun-dun2.47 sIn the pack

  Mock drama, plot twists, overreactions, 'the plot thickens'.

• comedy-fall-whistle2.01 sIn the pack

  Things falling from the sky, plummeting numbers, 'incoming'.

• comedy-honk0.52 sIn the pack

  Clown moments, 'beep beep', getting attention, silly interruptions.

• comedy-kazoo1.63 sIn the pack

  Silly celebrations, mock fanfares, parodies, 'ta-da' for small wins.

• comedy-pop-up0.27 sIn the pack

  Characters popping into frame, ideas appearing, speech bubbles.

• comedy-record-scratch0.85 sIn the pack

  'Wait, what?' moments, freeze-frame intros, 'you're probably wondering...'.

• comedy-slide-whistle-down0.80 sIn the pack

  Falling, failing, deflating, 'it all went downhill'.

• comedy-slide-whistle-up0.80 sIn the pack

  Things going up, surprise, sneaky rises, cartoon jumps.

• comedy-spring0.95 sIn the pack

  Springs, traps, mechanisms, jack-in-the-box surprises.

• comedy-squeak0.36 sIn the pack

  Cute moments, pets, toys, tiny surprised reactions.

• comedy-tiptoe1.53 sIn the pack

  Sneaking, secrets, surprises being set up, 'shh' moments.

• comedy-wobble1.00 sIn the pack

  Wobbly legs, nervousness, dizziness, jelly or slime content.

• comedy-zip-away0.50 sIn the pack

  Disappearing acts, leaving the chat, 'and they're gone'.

In the pack: WAV 48 kHz 16-bit (peak -1 dBFS) and MP3 320 kbps of every sound, with the same name. Previews on this site are lighter MP3 copies.