Waiting on hold can be frustrating and boring, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Rather consider this an opportunity to engage with your customers and leave a positive impression.

In this post, we’ll give you some examples of funny and entertaining on hold messages to make the waiting experience more enjoyable for your customers.

Keep reading!

Why so serious?

We all can recognize a typical on hold message: “Your call is important, please hold”.

Some businesses go a bit further and use on hold time to promote their products, deliver relevant information, or upsell their clients.

If you’re looking for on hold scripts like this.. that’s not what we have in this post 🙂

However, we have 50+ great on hold message script examples that would work for many business types.

In this post we’ll focus purely on entertaining and outright funny hold messages.

Why funny on hold messages? Shouldn’t we be serious about our businesses?

Funny on hold messages can be more effective than typical promotional or marketing messages in the long run.

Why?

When your customers are on hold, most likely they are already in a negative or frustrated state of mind.

That’s hardly a receptive audience!

Bombarding these people with sales pitches or generic marketing mambo jumbo will only make them feel even more annoyed.

However, humor often helps to defuse tense situations and makes customers more receptive to your next message or cheer them up a little before they speak with your sales or support rep.

So let’s see some examples of funny on hold messages (yes, some are extremely cheesy but what can you do?):

25 funny on hold message scripts for your business phone line

“Did you know that the longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds? We can’t promise to help you fly like a chicken, but we can promise to provide you with great service when we return to the line.”

“Thank you for holding. Our on hold music is so catchy, we don’t want you to stop dancing.”

“While you wait, here’s a joke for you: Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing!”

“Thanks for holding. Did you know that the first product to have a barcode was Wrigley’s gum in 1974? We have some more fun facts for you while you wait.”

“Did you know that studies show listening to music can reduce stress levels? So sit back, relax, and enjoy our on hold tunes.”

“While you wait, let us entertain you with some fun trivia questions. Are you ready?”

“Thanks for choosing us. We know waiting on hold can be boring, so we’ve got some exciting news to share with you.”

“Did you know that the world’s longest telephone conversation lasted for 43 hours and 30 minutes? Luckily, your wait won’t be nearly that long.”

“While you wait, let us serenade you with some of the greatest music of all time: on hold music!”

“Thanks for holding. Did you know that the longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long? We won’t keep you waiting that long, we promise.”

“While you wait, we’ve got some hilarious jokes to share. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!”

“Did you know that the world’s largest pizza weighed 51,257 pounds? That’s a lot of pizza! While you wait, we’ll be serving up some trivia about your favorite foods.”

“Thanks for holding. Did you know that laughter is the best medicine? So let us entertain you with some jokes.”

“Our on hold music is brought to you by our resident air guitarist. Please enjoy the show while you wait.”

“While you’re on hold, why not practice your beatboxing skills? We’ll be back on the line soon to hear your new beats.”

“Thanks for holding! While you wait, we’ve got some jokes for you. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.”

“While we’re helping other customers, please enjoy our curated playlist of hits from the 80s. Don’t stop believing, we’ll be back soon!”

“You’re on hold with [company name], and we want to make sure you’re entertained. So here’s a fun fact: A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance!”

“Thanks for holding! Did you know that the world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old? We won’t make you chew gum that old, but we will do our best to provide you with great service.”

“Please enjoy our on hold trivia while you wait. Here’s your first question: What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name? We’ll give you the answer when we return.”

“You’re on hold with [company name]. While you wait, please enjoy our selection of classical music. It’s the perfect accompaniment for waiting on hold. Just make sure not to fall asleep.”

“Thanks for holding! While we’re assisting other customers, why not imagine you’re on a tropical beach sipping a margarita? We’ll be back soon to help you with your request.”

“While you wait, please enjoy our on hold poetry corner. Here’s a haiku for you: On hold I must wait, time ticks slowly by for me, please pick up the phone.”

“You’re on hold with [company name], and we want to make sure you’re entertained. So here’s a fun fact: Elephants can swim up to 20 miles a day!”

Need funny music to play in background of funny on hold messages?

If you think jokes alone are not enough to keep your clients happy, add some funny music to lighted up the mood.

If you’re a freelance voice over actor, you can use our music to create and sell funny on hold messages to your clients.

Here are some funny music examples that our customers used in their telephone systems:

Listen to more funny royalty free music.

Need something more serious?

Listen to our best on hold music (top 10 most popular).

Questions or comments?

Whether you run a call center or setting up on hold phone service for your own company we hope this collection of funny on hold scripts, jokes, and music will help!

Do you have any question or comments? Want to add a joke to our list?

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