Given the popularity of a previous post The Top 20 Best Man Jokes today we continue along the same theme ensuring your best man speech is loaded with appropriate humor.  When giving a best man speech there is nothing better than the sound of laughter, that is when the guests are laughing for all the right reasons of course. 

There is more to a best man speech than just funny remarks, sincere words play a major part too so mix funny best man jokes with compliments and dazzle the audience with a great best man speech.

There are different types of jokes that can be used when giving a best man speech including;

•  funny stories about the groom.
•  witty one-liners about marriage.
•  funny faxes or telegrams.
•  jokes about the groomsmen.
•  how the groom’s social life will go down the drain now that he is married.
•  jokes about how nervous you felt about having to give the best man speech.
•  funny wedding toast to end your speech.

Now that you know the types of jokes you can use it is essential to have them in the correct order during your speech.  For example, you would not want to begin your speech with a funny wedding toast as that should come at the end of your speech instead read an earlier post what goes in a best man speech.

It is important to tell jokes that appeal to the general wedding audience rather than jokes that might only suit a certain section of the guests, that means any “in” jokes won’t work too well.  Jokes should be kept clean, bereft of any controversial topics and absolutely devoid of language that could offend.

Alternate between humor and sincerity at various sections of your speech rather than half your speech being funny and the other half being sincere that is why short jokes are perfect for best man speeches.  Self-deprecating humor also works well in best man speeches so don’t be afraid to make fun of yourself as it will help warm the audience to you.

I would advise toning the humor down towards the end of your speech.  Instead focus on what a lovely couple the bride and groom make and how you know they will have a happy loving marriage together before ending with an uplifting best man toast.

There is pressure on when it comes to delivering best man speeches, with particular pressure on the need to be funny with your speech thus making funny best man jokes indispensable in order to give a successful toast that everyone can enjoy.

Our popular post the top 20 best man jokes provides you with 20 of the funniest best man jokes ever, today we look at 6 funny quotes that can be used as jokes and continue with the theme of humor in your best man speech.

1) I am married and in my house I’m the boss I just allow my wife to be the decision maker.  Woody Allen                                                               

2) I have no problem with my wife having the last word, I am just delighted when she gets to it.  Walter Matthau

3) I love being married, it is great to find that one special person to annoy for the rest of your life.  Rita Rudner

4) The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open.  Groucho Marx

5) If you want to read about love and marriage then you need to buy two separate books.  Alan King

6) Marriage – a word that should be pronounced “mirage”.  Herbert Spencer

When using a quotation in your best man speech, you should open (using the example of Walter Matthau) with words to the effect of “In the words of the late great Walter Matthau … ” before continuing with your quote.

Quotes work particularly well when the best man is not married allowing him to say something like, “as I am not married, I had to turn to those who have been, in order to learn more about the subject.”

Further reading on the subject of wedding toasts can be seen at the top 10 wedding quotes to use in a best man speech.

Mixing quotes with a combination of jokes and one-liners throughout your speech will ensure that you provide much-needed humor in your speech, just be sure to balance things out with some complimentary positive endorsements about the love that the bride and groom share.

Best man jokes play a very important role in a best man speech as humor will be anticipated by the wedding guests and you wouldn’t want to let them down now would you? In a previous article we counted down to the 4 funniest best man jokes so it is worth casting you eye over that post if you have an upcoming best man speech.

Entertaining the wedding guests and the wedding party is very important but it is also important that you have some fun when giving the best man speech and the use of good jokes will keep everyone entertained.   Jokes can come in the form of funny stories, best man pranks, props for a best man speech or through traditional jokes for a best man’s speech.

As a best man expert I should warn you that you should not use vulgar material in your jokes, good-natured ribbing works much better.  Be mindful to keep jokes short particularly when giving short best man speeches.  You should also use a variation on the type of joke such as one-liners, puns, funny marriage advice etc.

Being the generous guy that I am here are 3 more best man jokes about being married to help you sail through your best man speech with ease.

1. I am married and there are some things about my wife that I don’t understand for example she cannot open the tiniest however she is an expert at slamming heavy doors shut.

2. A young couple were cuddling on the couch watching TV when the woman says “honey, let’s pretend we are married”. The man replies “perfect, make me a sandwich and a fresh cup of coffee and give the remote so I can put on the sports channel.”

3.  A devoted wife said “honey if I could rearrange the alphabet I would put U and I side by side”, the husband replied “funny that, as I would put C and U together.”

Great best man speeches use funny jokes as the inspiration for their success, so make sure your best man toast is crammed with funny jokes to ensure that you are on the receiving end of a great reception once your speech is over.