Popular comedy and manzai bits that elementary school kids will love. Simple one-liner gags.
We’ve put together a collection of one-shot gags and comedy bits that are guaranteed to be a hit with elementary school kids!
This time, in addition to stand-up comedians, we’ll also introduce material from popular YouTubers.
We’ve gathered a ton—from old-school classics that always get laughs from grade-schoolers to trending routines from today’s comedians.
When performing in front of kids, the key points are to make your movements and voice big, and dive in with confidence—don’t be shy, no matter what the bit is.
Routines with exaggerated movements or songs are easy for kids to understand, so they’re highly recommended.
Use the examples we introduce as a reference, and try creating your own original material too!
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Popular comedy & manzai bits that are a hit with elementary school kids. Simple one-liner gags (21–30)
PantieTexTamayo Shimada
Tamayo Shimada, who thrives in Yoshimoto Shinkigeki, is strongly associated with her outrageous persona, bringing tremendous energy to the stage.
The gag that can be said to have propelled her high-impact character nationwide is “Panty Tex.” The power created by the combination of a wide-legged stance and a loud, almost shriek-like shout draws viewers in.
Precisely because the movement can’t be called graceful, it gives the impression that her boldness is vividly expressed.
Recitation of pi
This is a pi song sung to the melody of the folk dance classic “Mayim Mayim.” You can memorize 71 digits of pi with this song.
Pi is basically a string of numbers, which can be hard to remember as is.
But if you learn it together with a song that every student has heard at least once, it’ll stick more easily.
It’s a simple bit where you just sing, but being able to recite 71 digits of pi will impress anyone.
How about performing it while dancing along to the song as well?
No rehearsal party trick!
When it comes to party tricks, it often happens that someone says, “Hey, let’s try something right now!” on the spur of the moment.
For times like that, I recommend no-practice-required hidden talents.
There are a few, but to give some examples: a game where you guess what object is being held between someone’s butt cheeks, and qigong tricks.
As you might guess, with qigong, the technique that matters is not the person supposedly doing it, but the person it’s being done to.
If someone “hits you with qigong,” try dramatically flying backward or spinning around.
It’s guaranteed to get laughs.
Imitating sounds with a recorder
Let’s try performing a one-shot gag using the recorder that we often played in elementary school.
Simply playing a popular tune is more than enough, but if you want to show off something surprising and funny, how about recreating sounds you’d never expect to hear from a recorder? The example here is the sound of an ambulance.
It convincingly captures everything from the approaching wail to the sound as it moves away.
If you didn’t know it was a recorder, you might mistake it for a real ambulance.
“Racing into the Night” as an excuse for forgetting my homeworkhomies
A parody song series that’s popular with kids on YouTube.
Using familiar tunes, they roll out jokes in the form of parody lyrics.
It’s full of relatable “school life” moments that elementary schoolers can identify with, so if you memorize them with friends and sing in front of classmates who don’t know them or even your teacher, it’ll definitely get laughs.
Once you get hooked on parody songs, you start wondering if any song you hear could be turned into one, and before long you might be able to create your own.
Give it a try until that day comes.
Elementary school kids’ manzai comedy! Five in a row
How about a strategy where you rattle off a bunch of not-so-funny, elementary-school-level gags to chill the mood or sober people up? Even things that aren’t funny can have meaning.
The moment you realize not everything has to land, your mindset starts to shift positively.
And if the gags themselves don’t get a laugh, you can tie it all together by saying, “Did that help sober anyone up? Did it make things feel a bit cooler?”—and just like that, your corny jokes take on a purpose.
Caricature Illustration Challenge
Let’s try a caricature challenge as a quick gag.
Set a time limit and draw a simple portrait of the other person.
You can use paints or crayons—either is fine.
You don’t need to be good at drawing; the goal is to make a picture that gets laughs.
Exaggerate their features or create a hilariously “master artist” style drawing—just let your creativity run wild.
The drawing will stick around after the gag, so it can keep serving as a source of laughs afterward.