Easy, crowd-pleasing one-shot gags recommended for new employees. Fun routines that get everyone hyped.
Isn’t it common for new employees to be asked to do a quick party trick at company drinking parties and the like? Your heart probably races every time you attend, wondering when it’ll be your turn.
Even if you want to prepare something in advance, you might worry, “What if it doesn’t land?” In this article, we’ll introduce some classic one-shot party tricks.
We’ve picked a wide range—from timely comedy bits to sure-fire, crowd-pleasing standards.
If you’re unsure what to do, please use this as a reference!
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Simple, crowd-pleasing one-shot gags recommended for new employees: Top 10 hype-boosting bits (1–10)
freestyle rap
Freestyle rap lets you string words together to a rhythm on the spot and deliver a message freely.
By weaving in stories about your boss or coworkers, or using company-related topics as material, you can expect the crowd to get excited.
It takes a sense of rhythm and creativity, but if you stack your own phrases over a lively beat, the atmosphere will quickly become friendly.
The key is to understand the difference between rhyming that keeps the meaning coherent before and after a line, and rhyming by matching vowel sounds.
Practice various patterns—rhyming together with the surrounding characters or sounds, and techniques that pay attention to word boundaries.
It’s a great one-shot performance that can hype things up by leveraging the freshness of new employees.
Recitation of pi
If you’re confident in your memory, how about memorizing pi and showing it off as a party trick? If you search online, you’ll find plenty of techniques that make memorization easier, so I recommend using those as references.
Once you learn the methods, it’s great that you can apply them not only to pi but also to many other kinds of memorization.
Without using your hands ○○
When we eat, get changed, or play games… we use our hands for just about everything, right? This party trick is all about deliberately doing things that normally require hands—without using them! The easiest example is putting on pants.
Prepare a pair with an elastic waistband, lie down, scoot your body along the floor, wiggle your hips hard… the sight of you “somehow managing to put on the pants” is guaranteed to get laughs! It could also be funny to have a straight man ready to chime in: when you deliberately use your hands, they can go, “Aren’t you using your hands?” and you reply, “Nope,” as a back-and-forth bit.
Easy crowd-pleasing one-shot gags recommended for new employees. Hype-raising bits (11–20)
dance
Doing a dance is also a classic choice for a one-shot performance.
There are many types of dance, so pick a genre that suits you and give it some practice.
Lately, K-pop, cheerleading, and street dance seem to be popular.
If your schedule allows, practicing as a group with coworkers and performing together is also recommended.
New-hire things people can relate to
Here’s a set of classic “new employee” bits I recommend for anyone looking for a quick, comedy-style gag.
You’ll really feel like you’ve entered the working world with your first taste of the commuter rush, get overwhelmed by quirky peers, and nearly have your spirit broken by the sheer amount you have to learn… It’s full of chuckle-worthy material that mixes joy and struggle.
Each bit is short, so it won’t be too hard to memorize.
Why not team up with your fellow newbies and perform them as sketch comedy? Senior employees who see your material might even give you advice—which could lead to some positive feedback.
Juggling
Juggling is a classic street performance, but in fact it’s also an easy party trick that anyone can do.
It might feel difficult at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’s an approachable challenge, looks flashy, and can instantly liven up the atmosphere.
The key is that even just moving the balls up and down can look surprisingly legit, and leaning into that beginner vibe actually makes it more entertaining.
Once you learn it, it never goes to waste, and you can show it off at work events or family gatherings.
Give it a try and wow the people around you!
voice imitation
New employees, how about trying voice impressions? Just mimicking the voices of anime characters or celebrities is sure to liven up the room.
For example, how about energetically delivering Anpanman’s line, “Genki 100 bai, Anpanman!” in a bright, high tone? It could also be fun to challenge Nyan-chu’s distinctive raspy voice.
Simply adding “nya” to the end of your sentences is sure to get some laughs.
With practice, you’ll gain confidence, and you might even shine at events or in games.
You can learn on YouTube and the like, so definitely give it a try!