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20 funny things you can ask Alexa

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“Alexa, tell me a joke.” Learn some of the funny questions and requests you can ask Alexa.

Alexa has a variety of skills that can help you at home, from setting alarms and reminders to giving you weather reports, playing audiobooks, and keeping your home safe. But did you know Alexa also has a top-class sense of humor?

An image of a father and daughter drawing with an Amazon device in the corner of the desk. There is a text box that reads: "Alexa, what came fist, the chicken or the egg?"

Interactive jokes, funny questions, and even pranks are part of Alexa’s splendid personality. To help you get started, here are 20 things to ask or say to Alexa that will make you and your family laugh and keep everyone entertained:

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Beatbox for me
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    Beatbox for me
  • Beatbox for me
  • Teach me a prank
  • Prank me
  • Trick or treat
  • We don't talk about Bruno
  • Self-destruct
  • Tell me a limerick
  • Make a funny sound
  • Flip a coin
  • Give me a round of applause
  • Who’s your celebrity crush?
  • What’s the best thing about Mondays?
  • Drum roll please
  • What’s your favorite word?
  • Cry for me
  • Tell me a tongue twister
  • What came first: The chicken or the egg?
  • Insult me
  • Roast Tom Brady
  • Tell me a football burn
“Alexa, tell me a joke.” Learn some of the funny questions and requests you can ask Alexa.

Alexa has a variety of skills that can help you at home, from setting alarms and reminders to giving you weather reports, playing audiobooks, and keeping your home safe. But did you know Alexa also has a top-class sense of humor?

An image of a father and daughter drawing with an Amazon device in the corner of the desk. There is a text box that reads: "Alexa, what came fist, the chicken or the egg?"

Interactive jokes, funny questions, and even pranks are part of Alexa’s splendid personality. To help you get started, here are 20 things to ask or say to Alexa that will make you and your family laugh and keep everyone entertained:

  • 1
    Beatbox for me
  • 2
    Teach me a prank
  • 3
    Prank me
  • 4
    Trick or treat
  • 5
    We don't talk about Bruno
  • 6
    Self-destruct
  • 7
    Tell me a limerick
  • 8
    Make a funny sound
  • 9
    Flip a coin
  • 10
    Give me a round of applause
  • 11
    Who’s your celebrity crush?
  • 12
    What’s the best thing about Mondays?
  • 13
    Drum roll please
  • 14
    What’s your favorite word?
  • 15
    Cry for me
  • 16
    Tell me a tongue twister
  • 17
    What came first: The chicken or the egg?
  • 18
    Insult me
  • 19
    Roast Tom Brady
  • 20
    Tell me a football burn

You can also hear some of Alexa’s classics by saying “Alexa, tell me a joke,” check out our Fun with Alexa hub, and read Tell Me a Joke: Alexa's 99 Favorites to find more ways to interact with the Alexa voice assistant.

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  • PAGE OVERVIEW
  • 1
    Beatbox for me
  • 2
    Teach me a prank
  • 3
    Prank me
  • 4
    Trick or treat
  • 5
    We don't talk about Bruno
  • 6
    Self-destruct
  • 7
    Tell me a limerick
  • 8
    Make a funny sound
  • 9
    Flip a coin
  • 10
    Give me a round of applause
  • 11
    Who’s your celebrity crush?
  • 12
    What’s the best thing about Mondays?
  • 13
    Drum roll please
  • 14
    What’s your favorite word?
  • 15
    Cry for me
  • 16
    Tell me a tongue twister
  • 17
    What came first: The chicken or the egg?
  • 18
    Insult me
  • 19
    Roast Tom Brady
  • 20
    Tell me a football burn
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