50 Funny Birthday Messages for a Video Shout-Out (Copy and Paste)

You found the perfect birthday surprise, now you need the perfect words. Here are 50 funny birthday messages you can copy straight into a card, a text or a personalized video greeting. Short lines work best on a board, longer ones work best as a shout-out.

1. Turn these messages into a video from our African crew

Pick any line below and our crew writes it on a board by hand, shouts it out with the name and dances. Every video is filmed live by real people for your order, in English or any other language, and arrives by email in 1-2 days.

Use a message in your video

2. Funny birthday messages for friends

1. Happy birthday, [Name]! Still the funniest person we know.
2. [Name], you're not old, you're vintage.
3. Another year of putting up with you. Happy birthday!
4. Happy birthday to our favorite bad influence!
5. [Name], you don't look a day over fabulous.
6. Cake first, adulting later. Happy birthday!
7. We'd tell you your age, but we can't count that high.
8. Happy birthday, [Name]! Thanks for being our free entertainment.
9. Level up! [Name] just unlocked a new year.
10. Born to party, forced to work. Happy birthday!

3. Funny birthday messages for brothers and sisters

11. Happy birthday to Mom's second favorite child!
12. [Name], you're the reason we have trust issues. Love you!
13. Happy birthday from your better-looking sibling.
14. We shared a bathroom and survived. Happy birthday!
15. [Name], you're still annoying, but you're our annoying.
16. Happy birthday, [Name]! We still haven't forgotten what you did in 2009.
17. Older, wiser and still stealing my clothes. Happy birthday!
18. Happy birthday to the sibling who always gets away with everything.
19. [Name], thanks for being the family's test version.
20. Same parents, different levels of cool. Happy birthday!

4. Funny birthday messages for coworkers and bosses

21. Happy birthday, [Name]! This meeting could have been a party.
22. Out of office: celebrating [Name]!
23. Best boss ever! (We were told to say that.)
24. Happy birthday, [Name]. Your coffee order is on us today.
25. [Name], you're the reason Mondays are bearable.
26. Happy birthday from your favorite team!
27. Per my last email: happy birthday, [Name]!
28. [Name], you deserve a raise. We're just the dancers, though.
29. Happy birthday! Please reply all with cake.
30. Keep calm, it's [Name]'s birthday. No meetings today!

5. Funny messages about getting older

31. Happy 30th, [Name]! Welcome to the back-pain club.
32. 40 and still fabulous, [Name]!
33. [Name], your knees called. They want a quiet birthday.
34. Happy 50th! Half a century of being awesome.
35. Age is just a number. Yours is just really high.
36. [Name], you're officially old enough to know better.
37. Happy birthday! Don't worry, the candles are just for decoration.
38. 21 again! (Plus a few years of experience.)
39. [Name], you're not getting older, you're getting more legendary.
40. Happy birthday! Remember: wrinkles are just laugh lines with a story.

6. Sweet birthday messages with a funny twist

41. Happy birthday, [Name]! We love you more than cake.
42. [Name], the world got better the day you were born. Lucky world.
43. Happy birthday to the best husband. Yes, you're stuck with me.
44. Happy birthday to my favorite person to annoy forever.
45. [Name], you make every year better. Even this one.
46. Happy birthday, Mom! Thanks for not selling us as kids.
47. Best Dad in the world (and the worst jokes)!
48. [Name], you deserve a party in Africa. So we made one!
49. Happy birthday, [Name]! Sending love all the way from Africa.
50. [Name], you're one in a million. We checked.

7. How to write the perfect video birthday message

• Use the name. "Happy birthday, Sarah!" beats "Happy birthday!" every time.
• Short board, longer shout-out. Put 2 to 6 words on the board, the full joke in the shout-out.
• Roast with love. Funny is great, but avoid anything that would hurt or embarrass them in front of family.
• Add a photo. A throwback picture held up in the video makes any line funnier.

FAQ

How long should a birthday message for a video be?

Keep the board text to about 2 to 6 words and the shout-out to one or two sentences. That fits perfectly into a 40-60 second video.

Can the crew shout the message in another language?

Yes. Our crew performs your message in English or any other language, word for word.

Are there messages the crew won't film?

We're happy to roast a friend or keep it sweet. We don't film political, racist, sexually explicit or humiliating content.