2020 is still far from over but a lot of people think that it’s one of the worst years in recent modern history. So much so that they’re using humor to cope with just how bad things got. People are posting hilarious jokes about 2020 that a lot of us can relate to, and Bored Panda has collected some of the best ones.
Scroll down, upvote your fave 2020 jokes, and share how you’re dealing with all the stress this year, dear Pandas. When you’re done enjoying this list, have a look through our earlier post about people making “my plans vs. 2020” memes.
This year has been a huge challenge so far: Brexit shenanigans ensued, we nearly had WW3, Australia was on fire, the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world, and racial tensions over police brutality in the US reached a breaking point. It’s been rough. But people find that a bit of humor helps keep their spirits up in difficult times. Bored Panda reached out to speak about 2020 memes with comedy writer and comedian Ariane Sherine. Scroll down for our interview with her.
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Comedy writer Ariane told us that her fave jokes this year are "definitely" the "my plans vs. 2020" meme. "It just sums up the craziness of this year so perfectly."
She believes that people will still mention 2020 occasionally in the future. "2016 was also a bad year and people still talk about it. But it [2020] will ll slowly fade from memory and be mentioned less and less."
Ariane thinks that the bad news will continue in 2020. "Sadly, I expect we’ll see second waves of coronavirus deaths. I’d love to see a vaccine but I’m not sure that’s going to happen this year."
Some of the 2020 jokes are related to us thinking about how we and future generations will look back at this year. While other social media users are joking about how we’re still not even halfway through the year and there are probably lots of messed up things waiting for us in the near future. Like alien invasions and zombie plagues. Or something more serious but just as scary.
Staying positive in 2020 when negative things keep hitting us over and over (and over…) again is easier said than done. However, small changes that you make to your lifestyle can have huge effects.
Childish Gambino goes hard. His stand up is funny too. He was almost black Spider-Man, almost.
How about we name 2020 “the year that must not be named”. Once it is over we never speak of it again.
Like taking some time off from social media and the news, brewing yourself a steaming mug of tea, and sitting down with a good book. We all need to recharge; following the news is important but doing it nonstop will lead to burnout and, eventually, apathy.
Getting plenty of movement, some sunshine, lots of rest, and having a good diet are also very important. The world’s always much grimmer when we’re exhausted.
On the other hand, when we’re full of energy, we have all the tools that we need to change the world into a better place. 2020 is far from over but is it going to be like the first half of the year or can we turn this year around? That’s for each and every one of us Pandas to decide.
Yep, and I'll always remember that because that was my birthday.
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What is happening in the lower right corner? Is that a guy hiding behind a fort made of cardboard boxes?
We're getting the remnants of a tropical depression in the midwest, only the 4th time that has happened. Just... seriously what the hell.
Lmao the Davey six toes comment is spot on! I can almost see it sheepishly submerging back into it's lake
You should be sacked, as comic book guy would say WORST.MOVIE.EVER.
"Many scholars have pieced together information from this civilization based on its records and artifacts..."
And with the money we saved from canceling our trip, my parents have decided to get the house remodeled-while I'm still stuck at home with them.
One positive thing (but sadly after seeing atrocious acts of injustice towards innocent people) I learned is that we have a voice and that we can do something about the racism and injustice by supporting eachother, even with adversaries like Trump and his racist gang, we can make a change by holding on. Secondly, even with social distancing, you can become closer as a community. A third positive note is that hundreds of millions of people have been saved due to lockdown measures. I hope you're all doing well and that you're safe!
2020 history is going to read like a kindergartner’s attempt at fiction. “Um, so first an entire continent was on fire. But then there was this disease, and everyone forgot about that. So then the whole world had to stay home. And school was cancelled for the year. And a bunch of people got real mad about stuff. And, um....um...BAM! Murder hornets!”
Too bad it isn't a black sharpie. We'd all rather forget this year happened.
Why would they? This is what they've spent their whole lives preparing for.
I have questions about the shoes, rest seems normal. What kind shoes are these LEGO/Dutch clogs crossovers?
What if this is just the first year of an incredibly s****y decade. Trump gets reelected and pardons Tiger King and Benie Madoff.
After you get through all the foam, you find out its non-alcoholic beer.
You know the corona virus doesn't disappear just because you start rioting. In fact...
Giant hornets, fire, virus....seriously finish this flipping jumanji game whoever's playing
I think it's precious how some people think we're going to make it to 2021.
Started the year without phones being allowed in school... only in Australia
I have read in more than one place that the second wave of the Spanish Flu was deadlier than the first.
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Enough talk about Yellowstone! Every time you ask how things could get worse, they do.
If 2020 was a fortune cookie, it'd be the Chinese-restaurant scene in "It."
Can you imagine how we will look back on this insane-in-all-the-wrong-ways year?
I had thought that I am glad I gave up smoking, otherwise I would be a Chain Smoker by now.
I think I might start taking these things more seriously from now on...
When I heard about radioactive forest fires, I didn't even worry. Just, yeah, sounds about right. 2020 has screwed up my priorities.
Duhn Duhn Duhn! Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang, and although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world.
No joke, my neighborhood has three community pools in it. All three are now open and I see people there everyday. I don't wish death on any, but maybe sterilization.
Nope because that can easily be fixed by plugging it in, nothings gonna fix 2020.
January 1st this year there was a huge spider on the floor at the bottom of the stairs when my husband and I woke up and went down for breakfast. We’re both arachnophobic. It took hours to muster up the courage to slip past it to get the vacuum and take it out. I told my husband this was not a good start of the year and we should just skip 2020. He laughed. Guess I was right though...
For some reason 2020 has been my best year in my life. All of the other years I was sick most of the time or crying cuz I had no friends.
ahh, memes. my only reason to get up in the morning. probably also the only reason i've stayed sane in quarantine.
I was supposed to finally get my glasses off this year! But N O P E
The worst (for the US at least) could still be coming. What if trump/the GOP steals another election?
I've noticed that nobody's mentioned that something else bad that happened in 2020 is that lots of showed were cancelled due to it being unsafe
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We are in the zombie apocalypse... all the people who support trump, don’t wear masks, and ignore covid are all brain dead zombies
This whole year started with the Pope slapping a woman, then WW3 started to trend and everyone forgot about it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/pope-francis-apologises-after-slapping-womans-hand
This was before dueling tropical storms coming towards Louisiana and a fire tornado last week. Everyone check your 2020 Bingo cards!
Seriously, does anyone on here realize how much their '2020 problems' are small potatoes compared to real tragedies, real disasters? Do you know who would laugh about all of this anxiety? Anyone who survived Nazi concentration camps, people who saw their families massacred in Darfur in 2007, people whose lives have been ruined by horrific destructive groups like The Taliban and Boko Haram. Most American gripes about what's been going on are a bunch of first world whining compared to the real tragedies that have happened on this planet.
I read somewhere around June 20th it's going to get bad again because of all the openings and then December 20th until March we'll be in for another big thing 😭
I'm in Utah, and we started opening up (went from red to orange) about a month ago. We've had 13 straight days of 200+ coronavirus cases, which is big for us, one day hitting 530ish. We've been at yellow for a three weeks now, and people act like everything is back to normal, but some people still wear masks and the plastic is still between cashiers and customers. But people are being stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if we are on for another big thing late in the month. 🤦
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It's every volcano erupting at the same time. With sharknados, the purge, biblical plagues all rolled into one.
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January 1st this year there was a huge spider on the floor at the bottom of the stairs when my husband and I woke up and went down for breakfast. We’re both arachnophobic. It took hours to muster up the courage to slip past it to get the vacuum and take it out. I told my husband this was not a good start of the year and we should just skip 2020. He laughed. Guess I was right though...
For some reason 2020 has been my best year in my life. All of the other years I was sick most of the time or crying cuz I had no friends.
ahh, memes. my only reason to get up in the morning. probably also the only reason i've stayed sane in quarantine.
I was supposed to finally get my glasses off this year! But N O P E
The worst (for the US at least) could still be coming. What if trump/the GOP steals another election?
I've noticed that nobody's mentioned that something else bad that happened in 2020 is that lots of showed were cancelled due to it being unsafe
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We are in the zombie apocalypse... all the people who support trump, don’t wear masks, and ignore covid are all brain dead zombies
This whole year started with the Pope slapping a woman, then WW3 started to trend and everyone forgot about it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/pope-francis-apologises-after-slapping-womans-hand
This was before dueling tropical storms coming towards Louisiana and a fire tornado last week. Everyone check your 2020 Bingo cards!
Seriously, does anyone on here realize how much their '2020 problems' are small potatoes compared to real tragedies, real disasters? Do you know who would laugh about all of this anxiety? Anyone who survived Nazi concentration camps, people who saw their families massacred in Darfur in 2007, people whose lives have been ruined by horrific destructive groups like The Taliban and Boko Haram. Most American gripes about what's been going on are a bunch of first world whining compared to the real tragedies that have happened on this planet.
I read somewhere around June 20th it's going to get bad again because of all the openings and then December 20th until March we'll be in for another big thing 😭
I'm in Utah, and we started opening up (went from red to orange) about a month ago. We've had 13 straight days of 200+ coronavirus cases, which is big for us, one day hitting 530ish. We've been at yellow for a three weeks now, and people act like everything is back to normal, but some people still wear masks and the plastic is still between cashiers and customers. But people are being stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if we are on for another big thing late in the month. 🤦
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