47 Funny Halloween Costumes for 2025 That Make People Laugh

Funny Halloween costumes aren’t just about the laughs. They’re a shortcut to connection. Sure, you want to make people laugh, nod, point or even eyeball. But it’s that shared moment about an inside joke or shared weirdness that instantly tells people you’re on the same wavelength. And it turns out, there’s science behind that. According to research published in Science Direct, shared laughter doesn’t just signal closeness, it creates it. It helps you feel more aligned, more included and more at ease.

So if you're dressing up to win over a crowd or just crack up your inner circle, a little humor goes a long way. These funny Halloween costume ideas are made to break the ice, get the giggles and leave everyone a little more bonded by the end of the night.

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Funny Halloween Costumes for Adults

1. Cereal Killer

This cereal-killer pun may be one of our favorites. To create it, stick empty cereal boxes to a shirt, splatter on some fake blood and you’re set to go. It instantly gets a reaction because it’s so easy to piece together. And the best bit? It’s an easy last-minute Halloween costume idea that has maximum impact.

2. Ghostbusters

Who you gonna call for a funny Halloween costume? Ghostbusters! The jumpsuits, the props, the theme song, one of the most popular Halloween songs, that gets stuck in your head — Ghostbusters hits all the nostalgia buttons. It works as a solo look or as a funny group costume idea, especially if someone goes full Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. You’re guaranteed a few laughs and maybe a sing-along.

3. Snapchat Filters

Looking for a super-easy Halloween costume that still delivers the laughs? Lean into social with Snapchat filters. It works on your own, but you can also do it as a group with a series of filters. Use face paint, stickers or even cardboard props to mimic the app’s weirdest filters. It’s funny Halloween costume meets social media irony.

4. Wizard of Oz

Sure, it’s classic — but done with a wink, this costume becomes an inside joke. Play up the Cowardly Lion’s dramatics, make the Tin Man overly stiff, or carry a plush Toto that keeps falling out of the basket. The fun part comes with the twist on nostalgia. It’s silly enough to get everyone smiling if you deliver it just right.

5. Person Riding an Inflatable Creature

Nothing makes people laugh like optical illusions, and giant inflatable funny Halloween costumes never get old. From ostriches to dinosaurs, the inflatable legs trick people into doing a double-take. It’s physical comedy in costume form. This one’s all about the grand entrance.

6. Grandma or Grandpa

There’s something about a twenty-something in a gray wig and orthopedic shoes that cracks people up. Add a cane, glasses and your best back-in-my-day accent, and you’ve got a costume that’s equal parts endearing and absurd. It’s even better as a group because you can feed on each other’s vibe to really pull off the humor.

7. Starbucks Cup

We’ve all seen the videos. Starbucks is notorious for getting names wrong. So we’re turning it into a funny Halloween costume. Simply create a giant Starbucks cup out of posterboard and paint. And naturally, add your name, which has to be hilariously misspelled. 

8. Wind-Up Doll

This one’s all in the delivery. The costume itself comes together easily with a frilly dress, a wig and a cardboard key on your back. But if you can walk stiff, look pretty and pretend someone forgot to wind you back up, you’ll really sell the piece. 

9. Mugshot Celebrity

All you need is a wig, a Sharpie placard and some chaotic energy. Pick your favorite headline-making celeb — Bieber, Winona, Paris — and commit to the mugshot face all night. It’s a playful jab at fame gone sideways. Bonus points if you nail the mugshot pose in every photo.

Funny Halloween Costumes for Females

10. Weird Barbie

If your Halloween energy is chaotic in the best way, Weird Barbie is your girl. Grab a pink dress, go wild with face paint and take a pair of scissors to a blonde wig. The messier, the better. Bonus points if you spend the night in the splits.

11. Carrie

A white slip dress, a bucket of fake blood and some smeared mascara — this one lands somewhere between funny and horrifying, which is exactly why it works. It’s a nod to Stephen King's horror classic, but there’s still something playful about showing up looking freshly telekinetic. Bonus points for a deadpan stare and a long, wavy wig. One of those funny Halloween costumes that makes people whisper mid-Halloween snacks.

12. Marie Antoinette

This one’s for the drama queens — in the best way. Puffy dress, towering wig and a tiny cake prop you can wave around all night. It’s campy, over-the-top and just unhinged enough to be funny. Let them eat candy.

13. Mean Girls

You can’t sit with us…unless you’ve got the pink outfit and a burn book. Go full Halloween meta with the “Mean Girls as mean girls on Halloween” look. It’s a fun pick for matching funny Halloween costumes with friends — and yes, it still works even if it’s not a Wednesday.

14. Prego Sauce

For the Halloween soft launch of your baby news, go as a jar of Prego. It’s subtle, silly and guaranteed to get some laughs (and probably a few tears). All you need is a red dress and a DIY logo. Pregnant or not, it’s a pun worth making.

15. Disney Princesses

Gather your squad, channel your inner Wreck-It Ralph and go full Disney multiverse. You can keep it classic or give the princesses a weird twist — think goth Belle or emo Ariel. This one’s a fun group costume with plenty of room to be ridiculous.

16. Crazy Cat Lady

Bathrobe, curlers, and at least five stuffed cats. Attach the cats to the costume so they don’t go missing during the night. Although everyone will know to return them to the crazy cat lady. Go as hard as you want to sell the costume with over-the-top Halloween makeup ideas and exaggerated accessories. Embrace the stereotype of a crazed, cat-loving, slightly unhinged pet owner. You can easily turn this into funny Halloween costumes for a group by switching up stuffed kitties for the live human variety.

17. The Social Butterfly

Want to get people talking like it’s a live social media feed? Throw on some wings and tape on your favorite app logos: Instagram, X, LinkedIn, BeReal. It's a silly visual pun that turns your screen time into wearable fashion. 

18. Rain Cloud

Some people bring the sunshine. You’ll be the opposite. Dress in gray, stick pillow stuffing to your shoulders, hang paper raindrops and carry a spray bottle to mist people mid-convo. It’s gloomy, but ironically hilarious in all the right ways.

Funny Halloween Costumes for Men

19. Where’s Waldo

Red-and-white stripes, round glasses, and jeans are all you need to pull off a simple Where’s Waldo costume. People will keep pointing you out all night. You can take it up a notch and have a bunch of friends do it together. Each person drops a part of the costume, maybe one is missing the glasses, or another is wearing a blue hat. Only one of you is the real Waldo. 

20. Mario and Luigi

Grab a friend and go full plumber mode. Overalls, fake mustaches and the red-and-green combo are all it takes. This iconic plumbing duo is here to save Princess Peach, defeat Bowser and take home the prize for any funny Halloween costumes contest.

21. Bob Ross

All you need to sell the look is a blue button-up, an afro wig and a paintbrush accessory. It’s a little bit quirky, which is why it works. To really commit to the costume, carry around your very own mini Bob Ross painting. Want to go all in? You can create your own painting by following one of his tutorials and you’ll get to show off your artistic skill, too. A great conversation starter.

22. Spongebob and Patrick Star

Not every duo makes sense. This one doesn’t try to. One of you throws on a boxy yellow shirt, knee-high socks and a permanent grin. The other goes pink from head to toe and leans into the blank stare. It works because the shapes are weird, the strangely Halloween colors are loud and everyone already knows which one of you is the Patrick.

23. Inflatable Tube Man

There’s something about the wacky waving arms and flailing movement that makes this one of the most hilarious funny Halloween costumes every single time. It’s a full-body inflatable costume, and yes, it’s ridiculous. But that’s exactly why people love it. You’ll easily find the costume on Amazon or at most costume shops.

24. Upside Down Guy

Sew pants upside down onto your shirt, wear your shoes on your hands and stick googly eyes on your stomach. You’re looking to flip perspective with the final look, creating an illusion of walking upside down. You’ll get plenty of laughs as your friends try to make sense out of talking to your feet. This costume wins on pure visual confusion.

25. Banana

It’s goofy, it’s yellow and it will never not be funny. A banana costume makes people smile the second you walk in. Plus, it’s one of those rare funny Halloween costumes that’s comfortable and easy to wear all night. Buy it once and wear it year after year without any pop culture references attached, and it never goes out of date

26. Guy in a Tub

This DIY Halloween costume is basically bath time gone rogue. Strap a plastic tub around your waist, add cardboard bubbles and sling a loofah over your shoulder. To complete the look, wear a skin-colored shirt and leggings. The joke lands because it looks like you forgot to get dressed. Add a shower cap or walk like the floor’s still wet if you want to sell it.

27. Couch Potato

It’s the snack-loving, remote-wielding anti-hero of Halloween. Combine a potato costume with a couch prop and you've got a look that fully embraces laziness. This funny Halloween costume gets extra points for being totally relatable.

28. Safari Guide

Head out on a safari with this funny Halloween costume. Wear a khaki vest, pith helmet and binoculars and carry a map. Add fake safari animals, exaggerated jungle stories and an over-the-top explorer accent for extra laughs all night.

Funny Halloween Costumes for Kids

29. Pikachu and Ash

Perfect for siblings or a kid-and-pet combo. A yellow hoodie with ears turns anyone into Pikachu, while a cap, vest and fingerless gloves make Ash easy to spot. It works because the roles are already clear — one charges ahead, the other tries to keep up. And it’s still one of the easiest funny Halloween costumes for kids to pull off with whatever’s at home.

30. Elderly Costume

Little kids dressed as senior citizens? It’s an instant laugh. Tiny walkers, glasses, gray wigs and oversized cardigans make this funny Halloween costume a crowd favorite, especially if they’re still wobbling through their first steps.

31. Giant Inflatable Dinosaur

A little kid walking around in a costume twice their size will always be funny. It’s silly, dramatic and perfect for the dinosaur-obsessed. You could even go as a dino family to up the humor.

32. Horror Film Antagonists

From Pennywise to Edward Scissorhands, horror film antagonists make great kids' costumes. The contrast between innocent faces and scary costumes is what makes this funny Halloween costume so memorable. It’s creepy and cute — and perfect for kids who love a little spook.

33. Minions

Yellow shirts, overalls and goggles are all you need to turn a group of kids into a full-on Minion army. But the idea also works even if you have one kid. The secret to funny Halloween costumes for kids like this is tweaking the details to create your very own Daves, Kevins and Stuarts.

34. Thing One and Thing Two

Thing One and Thing Two make the perfect Halloween dynamic duo idea for siblings. All you need is some blue wigs or colored hairspray, red shirts and fabric paint. Paint the numbers one and two on the kids' shirts and you’re set. Add the Cat in the Hat if you’ve got a third wheel. This costume is childish and silly and perfect for any Dr. Seuss fan.

35. Sulley and Boo

Sulley and Boo make an adorable sibling costume or a sweet parent-child pair. The visual contrast — big, furry monster (go with a furry blue onesie with purple spots) and tiny girl in pigtails — is what makes this such a funny Halloween costume. Plus, it’s Pixar. Everyone loves it.

36. Group of Tourists

Loud shirts, bucket hats, maps they can’t fold and sunscreen smeared across the nose. These funny Halloween costumes are easy to throw together and even funnier if your group of kids wants to stick together and act like they’re lost… on purpose. Bonus if someone narrates the evening through a selfie stick.

37. Chicken Little

This one’s all about proportions. A yellow tee, a beanie, some glued-on feathers and maybe a cardboard beak — and suddenly you’ve got a tiny, frantic bird convinced the sky is falling. Funny Halloween costumes don’t get much smaller or more dramatic than this.

38. Exhausted Parents

Nothing says funny Halloween costumes like kids pretending to be their sleep-deprived parents. Simply put on pajamas, carry reusable coffee cups, forget the brush, mess up the hair and add other fun accessories. The goal of the costume is to exaggerate the exhausting realities of parenthood.

Funny Halloween Costumes for Couples

39. Joker and Harley Quinn

This one works when you both fully commit. Smudged makeup, loud colors and a little theatrical chaos go a long way. What makes it a funny Halloween costume is the contrast — one’s grinning through the madness, the other’s just enabling it. And there are enough versions to pull from that no one expects it to match. This villainous duo is the perfect costume for you and your Puddin’!

40. Outlet and Plug

It’s a cheeky classic, but it sticks around for a reason. This funny couples Halloween costume gets big laughs from the visual pun, especially if you DIY it using Halloween craft ideas or add a glow with Halloween painting ideas. Foam boards, LED lights and a little commitment go a long way.

41. Double-Stuffed Oreos

Dress head-to-toe in black, cut giant Oreo circles out of cardboard and add a stripe of white for the cream. This funny Halloween costume is sweet, simple and ideal for food-loving couples who want to match without being mushy. For more themed Halloween date ideas or other Halloween food ideas, this one’s an easy win.

42. Shrek and Fiona

Big green ogres in love? Always funny. This costume is perfect for Halloween couples who don’t want to be too serious. Shrek needs a white tunic, brown vest, plaid pants, and green face paint (you can get tubes from any costume shop). Fiona gets a green gown (thrift store prom dress works) and a red wig with a crown. Add Donkey, Lord Farquaad or Dragon if you’re doing a group costume.

43. Lydia and Beetlejuice

This creepy-cute costume gets funnier the more dramatic you go. Big red dress, striped suit, messy hair — done. Looking for a different angle? You could also go as one of the iconic side characters, like the sandworm or the zombie with a shrunken head. This spooky comedy leaves endless possibilities.

44. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the perfect celebrity Halloween costumes. Throw on a football jersey and pair it with your favorite Taylor Swift era — this funny Halloween costume is timely, recognizable and a total conversation starter.

45. Peanut Butter and Jelly

You really can’t go wrong with food-based couple costumes. A PB&J combo is sweet, silly and surprisingly easy to pull off. Cut two giant bread slices from foam board or cardboard, paint them light brown, and strap them over your shoulders. One person paints their “bread” with purple fabric paint for jelly, the other with brown for peanut butter. Bonus points if you do a dramatic slow-mo hug every time someone asks what you are.

46. Van Gogh and Starry Night

For couples who love art with a wink. One of you goes full Van Gogh, ear bandage and all, and the other becomes the painting. This artsy Halloween costume walks the line between clever and absurd, which is right where the laughs live.

47. Instagram vs. Reality

Split the costume in half: one side full glam (sparkly dress, perfect hair, makeup contour sharp enough to cut glass), the other side messy bun, sweatpants, and coffee stains. Use safety pins to hold both outfits together, and carry your phone showing a “filtered” vs. “real” selfie. The side-by-side contrast does all the work.

Laughter brings people closer, and funny Halloween costumes are one of the easiest ways to spark it. Whether you're going for silly puns, goofy illusions or pop culture Halloween jokes, the real win is the connection it creates. Shared laughter signals belonging, and these costume ideas aren’t just for laughs — they help you feel part of the group. So whatever you wear this Halloween, lean into what makes people smile. The funnier, the better.

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