Jokes


Scientifically Inconclusive Jokes

Welcome to my Joke Lab. Actually, it is more like the shelf where I put the comedy experiments that didn’t explode.
You’ll find written jokes, stand-up clips, podcast appearances, and doodled nonsense—all created with zero adult supervision and refined just enough to escape the lab.

A Menu

The ones that sat still long enough to write down

  • A joke about the zombie sequel to Romeo and Juliet, written by Sonya Mathews.
  • A joke about the american dream and the american nightmare swapping places.
  • A joke about the great depression and whatever is happening now.
  • A joke about the upside of people microwaving fish at work.
  • A joke about millennials and boolean search functions.
  • A joke about how women really love to be interrupted.
  • A joke about how trans women are realer women (that's not the joke, they are real women, it is just silly that people say they are not real women)
  • A joke about the first big technological invention : fire.
  • A joke about dinosaurs in the bible.
  • A joke about the cuban missile crisis as workplace drama.
  • A joke about aliens landing on earth in 2025.
  • A joke about first impressions of Sonya Mathews as an American.
  • A joke about being broke
  • A joke about the news
  • A joke about climate change deniers.
  • A joke about fashion sense
  • A joke about US Foreign policy being like Mad Libs.
  • A joke about eating someone else's leftovers.

The ones that held it together under stage lights

The ones that landed in waveform

The ones that made more sense as pictures

A depiction of three pub goblins hovering around a book labeled English Language in the rain, copyright Sonya Mathews 2025.

The Vagueness of UK English

Sketchy Ideas: Jokes about Any Things
A pencil drawing of someone wide awake being tormented by a pixie, copyright sonya mathews 2025

Neverland… but make it neurotic.

A joke about anxiety dreams and laying awake at night thinking about everything wrong you ever did.

a drawing of a union mage in a registrar's office, copyright Sonya Mathews 2025

Union Mage

A joke about being required to speak wedding vows unexpectedly.

A drawing of raccoons at a disco, copyright: CS Mathews, 2025.

ADHD Brain

A joke about how ADHD brains don’t recognize some of the ordinary ways people think of the world.

A drawing of the pope and a tabby cat wearing American sunglasses copyright Sonya Mathews 2025.

American Pope

A joke about the new American Pope choosing his name.

A pencil drawing of an embarassed American existing abroad, copyright CS Mathews, 2025

Existing as an American in the wilds of abroad

A piece about existing as an American in a world that has been drowned in American media for decades.

States of Delusion: Jokes about the USA
a drawing of a boston terrier assisting a woman who has fallen on the ice while wearing inappropriate winter clothing.

New England Kindness

A joke about New England kindness, and how we disguise it.

Drawing of ICE agents taking away Lady Liberty, copyright Sonya Mathews 2025.

Lady Liberty

A sharp political joke about the Statue of Liberty as an undocumented immigrant.

A drawing of the MAGA white house copyright Sonya Mathews 2025.

The benefits of a Donald Trump Presidency

A joke response to a question genuinely asked of me by a woman at a bakery.

A drawing of a boston terrier driving in the maze of Boston streets, copyright Sonya Mathews 2025.

Driving in Boston

A joke about driving in Boston, for those who have ever tried to do so.

A drawing of a tourist looking confusedly at a signpost in New England that shows CVS and Dunkin' Donuts.

New England Directions

A classic joke about navigating New England.