These podcast questions are like a loaded weapon – they can either make your audience wet themselves with laughter or put them to sleep faster than a lullaby.

So use them wisely, my friend. But fear not, with a little practice, you can master the art of the interview and turn even the most boring topic into a comedy goldmine.

Check out Podcast Interviewing the Right Way, and become a professional interviewer. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll be interviewing the president and making him laugh so hard, he accidentally launches a nuke!

 

Funny Podcast Questions

If you want to deliver a hilarious show to your audience, consider surprising your guests with these hilarious podcast questions, it can set them up for a funny comment or an opportunity to share their own hilarious life experiences.

We’ve categorized them into 4 main categories just so you can go through them and find what you’re looking for:

Embarrassing experiences:

• What’s the weirdest conspiracy theory have you ever believed?
• What if you get an urge to scratch your butt in public, would you do it?
• What’s the weirdest fantasy did you ever had?
• Have you ever done something so embarrassing that you’ve been terrified to say that it’s you?
• What’s the weirdest smell you have ever smelled?
• What is something that everybody looks stupid doing?
• What’s the cringiest thing that happened to you on the internet?
• What’s the weirdest thing you wish you never saw?
• Have you ever thought of doing a cosmetic surgery? what would you change if you do it?
• what’s the most embarrassing situation you’ve been apart-of ?
• Tell me about the craziest thing you have done at the grocery store?
• What’s your darkest memory?
• What’s the weirdest thing you have been caught doing?
• What set of items could you buy that would make the cashier feel very uncomfortable?
• What is the creepiest thing you could say to someone you just met?
• Have you ever purchased a set of items at the store and realized that they are coincidentally sexy?
• What’s your favorite thing you do in your spare time that is embarrassing?
• What’s the funniest or craziest thing you’ve ever done?
• Would you rather walk around naked in public or go to jail for 1year?
• What if you can display one sentence in the sky, what would you say?
• Would you accept a sugar daddy (or mommy) in your life?
• If you could program one of your organs to perform a supernatural superpower, what would it be?

 

Animal-related:

• How many chickens would it take to kill an elephant?
• Is there an animal that you think is sexy?
• If you could choose an animal as a battle companion, which one would it be?

 

Superpowers:

• I you could program one of your organs to perform a supernatural superpower, what would it be?
• If you were able to fly, but you could only use your superpower for 30 seconds at a time, how would you make sure you didn’t get stuck in mid-air?
• If you could have a superpower that only worked once a year, what would it be? (Bonus points for coming up with a funny one!)
• If you could have a superpower that made you impervious to embarrassment, what would it be called? The “Cool as a Cucumber” power? The “No Shame, No Gain” ability?
• If you could have a superpower that made you immune to awkward silences, what would it be? The “Instant Banter” power? The “Smooth Talker” ability?
• If you could have a superpower that allowed you to talk to animals, but you could only use it naked, would you do it? And how would you behave if they ask you why did you get naked?
• If you could have a superpower that let you travel through time, but you could only go back 10 seconds at a time, would you use it while doing sex?
• What If you could have a superpower that made you throw fire when eating spicy food?
• If you could have a superpower that let you control the weather, but you had to do a dance every time you wanted to use it, what would the dance look like? And would you be willing to perform it in public?
• If you could have a superpower that let you talk to plants, but you can only tell them dad jokes, would you still do it? and what would tell them?

 

Miscellaneous:

• Think of someone who you suspect or you know dislikes you about something you did, what did you do?
• Have you ever laughed so hard you forgot why?
• What’s the most inappropriate situation you have been laughing at?
• Do you what your butt smells like?
• If you were alone in this earth, what would you spend your time doing?
• What’s the weirdest thing a guest has done in your house?
• If you could remove one emotion from the world forever, which would it be?
• What sport do you find silly and have trouble understanding why others enjoy them?

Conclusion

Childhood stories, past memories and awkward situations are usually packed with humor, so find a way to put your guest in a funny state of mind and tickle their emotions to make them start telling you all those funny stories.

You can also use a narrative-style approach for such an episode especially if the guest start telling a series of connected stories. Read The Ultimate Guide to Narrative Podcasting. to get a better idea on the steps you need to do such type of podcast.