12 Awesome Alexa Skills to Make You Smile and Laugh

Amazon's virtual assistant can be an endless source of amusement with these fun skills.

Alexa can have you smiling and laughing anytime. Yes, Amazon's smart virtual assistant can also be a source of endless fun and joy for you and your loved ones—thanks to its self-learning abilities and thousands of Alexa skills.

You can enjoy jokes, limericks, witty one-liners, cool facts, and even peals of laughter to amuse yourself. So let's explore some awesome Alexa skills that we've handpicked for you to try and enjoy.

1. Laughing Panda

Just say "Alexa, open Laughing Panda."

Laughing Panda starts off by trying to relax you but what it has in store is a happy surprise.

This short and sweet skill plays the innocent laughter of a baby that will put an instant smile on your face. You can also enjoy laughter set to foot-tapping music.

2. Make Me Happy

Just say "Alexa, open Make Me Happy."

As the name suggests, this skill is designed to make you happy—and Alexa will not stop until the task is accomplished.

A delightful collection of laughter shorts where you can experience the innocent laughter of toddlers, and many more funny laughs with hilarious sound effects.

Alexa will go on asking you if you want to be happier and keep playing laughter tracks and comical noises. Play it anytime to have some good laughs with family and friends.

3. A Satisfying Sound

Just say "Alexa, open A Satisfying Sound."

There are some sounds in our everyday life that we relate to happy experiences. Some sounds soothe you, some refresh you, and some that invoke satisfying smiles.

A Satisfying Sound will play you one of these sounds whenever you ask Alexa to open the skill. Enjoy the sound of a champagne cork being popped and the bubbly being poured, birds chirping, waves crashing on a beach, bacon sizzling, a happy cat purring, a round of applause, and a lot more.

4. Funny Cat Jokes

Just say "Alexa, open Funny Cat Jokes."

Love a good joke? Even more, if it's about cats? This cool skill will bring joy to animal lovers and cat parents.

Keep yourself and your family amused with witty one-liners and hilarious jokes about your feline friends.

5. Nerd Jokes

Just say "Alexa, open Nerd Jokes."

This special skill of Alexa will connect to the science and tech lover in you. Enjoy jokes about the internet, math, developers and programmers, Windows, and more.

Also, there are fun questions about Hobbits, Star Trek, and Lord of the Rings that will make you smile and think about what Alexa's answer will be. And Alexa will keep asking if you'd like to hear another joke till you've had enough.

6. Fortune Cookie

Just say "Alexa ask Fortune Cookie what's my fortune?”

Remember the excitement of opening a fortune cookie to read your day's fortune. Now experience the same thrill with Alexa.

You can hear your fortune anytime you want. Plus many of the cookies are words of wisdom to live by. You can listen on your Amazon Echo speaker and even read what the cookie says on the Alexa app for Android and iOS while Alexa speaks it out.

7. Easter Eggs (Unofficial)

Just say "Alexa, open Easter Eggs."

This is a skill that will have Alexa springing a surprise every time you open it. Yes, Alexa holds many delightful secrets, skills, and jokes, and Easter Eggs are the key to unlocking them.

Hear Alexa sing in autotune, or cheer you up by telling you a joke, narrating a story, or playing a piece of music. You might also experience a fan moment if Alexa decides to share trivia about the Matrix or ask a fun question about Chewie, the legendary Wookiee warrior from Star Wars.

8. Fun Science Facts

Just say "Alexa, start Fun Science Facts."

Did you know that each tongue print is different? Or that a zebra is black with white stripes? You can listen to these and more such fun science facts that will delight and amaze you.

This skill would be a nice way for your family to spend time together and discover new things from around the world. Kids can enjoy, learn, and widen their knowledge. Just keep telling Alexa, "Next," to keep on hearing these fun science facts.

9. Fun Limericks

Just say "Alexa, open Fun Limericks."

A limerick is a perfect recipe to cook up smiles and laughter. Fun Limericks has 40 of them in-store to amuse you, and the developers claim that more will be added too.

Enjoy these five-line rhymes with friends over a party that you can also plan with Alexa, and create memories you will cherish forever.

10. Fun Tongue Twisters

Just say "Alexa, tell me a Fun Tongue Twister."

Don't let the fun end. Follow Fun Limericks with an equally exciting round of Fun Tongue Twisters.

Ask Alexa for a tongue twister and the assistant will read out a crazy one. Enjoy the funny twist of words or take turns saying it out and let the laughs flow. You can even read out the tongue twisters on the Alexa app on your phone.

11. Talk Like Snoop

Just say "Alexa, Talk Like Snoop."

Snoop Dogg added the slang suffix "-izzle" to everything and made a whole language out of it. If you too would like to add this Bay Area slang into your vocabulary, command Alexa to Talk Like Snoop.

Yes, Alexa can talk like Doggfather Snoop. To hear, just ask Alexa, "Say" or "Translate" followed by the phrase of your choice. Then listen and enjoy as more izzles get dropped than you can hizzle.

12. Quest of Elements

Just say "Alexa, open Quest of Elements."

Do you enjoy exploring mysterious lands and solving puzzles? Here is one awesome Alexa game that will appeal to the adventurer in you.

The gifts of fire, earth, and water await to take you on this intriguing quest. Alexa paints pictures with words to keep you glued to the journey where you will be casting spells and finding treasures.

Each element will take you to a different quest, or if you're up for a challenge, see if you can piece the pieces of the puzzle to solve the final mystery.

Enjoy the Fun and Laughter With Alexa

Discover more of what Alexa can do to keep you engaged and entertained once you add these fun skills. You can also find and enable them under Skills & Games on the Alexa app or simply say, "Alexa, enable [skill name]," on your phone or Amazon Echo.

Stories, surprises, jokes, and merriment—there's a lot to keep you smiling and laughing. So why not add hearty fun to your parties and family weekends by letting Alexa create some good times.