Communities related to r/Jokes, with what each one is for and how it differs. Member figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory.
r/Jokes (about 30.4M members, directory rank #15) is a high-volume joke posting room. Punny dad jokes, image/video humor dumps and communities dedicated to explaining opaque jokes each have clearer purposes.
See directory related links among these humor rooms; weak off-topic related names are left out.
Stay on Jokes for classic text jokes. Use dadjokes for groaner dad-joke style, funny for broader humor media, and ExplainTheJoke or PeterExplainsTheJoke when you need a meme or joke explained.
r/Jokes — Jokes: Get Your Funny On!
The funniest sub on Reddit. Hundreds of jokes posted each day, and some of them aren't even reposts!
r/DadJokes - the best (and worst) Dad Jokes on reddit
When to choose it: Cringe-worthy punny dad jokes rather than general joke variety.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Jokes. Public description: friendly place for dad jokes (about 12.2M members, rank #70).
How it differs from r/Jokes: Dad-joke register versus general joke posts.
funny
When to choose it: Humor dumps across formats, not only text jokes.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Jokes; shared Funny topic neighbourhood. Public description: Reddit’s largest humor depository (about 67.6M members, rank #2).
How it differs from r/Jokes: Broad humor media versus joke-post format.
My feeble mind can't comprehend, explain the joke for me my friend!
When to choose it: You saw a joke or meme and need it explained.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Jokes. Public description: post a meme/joke you do not understand so it can be explained (about 1.9M members, rank #591).
How it differs from r/Jokes: Explanation requests versus posting original jokes.
PeterExplainsTheJoke
When to choose it: Same explain-the-joke need in the Family-Guy-narrator themed room.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Jokes. Public description: post a meme/joke you do not understand for an explanation (about 3.7M members, rank #269).
How it differs from r/Jokes: Sibling explainer community to ExplainTheJoke.
Use the related subreddits finder for r/Jokes: Find related to r/Jokes.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-09 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-11-02. Directory rank is listing order. Guide updated 2026-11-07.