Did you know laughing offers more than just a bit of fun? Science proves this reaction releases endorphins, lowers stress, and gives your immune system a little boost too. People do not call laughter the best medicine for nothing!
On Sunday 3rd May 2026, we celebrate World Laughter Day. People founded this global event to promote peace, wellbeing, and positivity through the power of humour. To help you celebrate in style, we are also launching a massive new giveaway this month! We all know the dangers of doomscrolling, but we can also use our phones to reconnect with loved ones, boost our mood, and produce a surprising amount of joy.
When you use it the right way, your phone becomes a pocket-sized comedy club. We have put together five simple ways you can transform your phone into a goldmine for giggles, plus details on how you can win an amazing new gaming console.
Bring face-to-face fun back with video calls.
Texting feels quick, and voice notes offer great convenience. But when you want a good laugh, nothing beats seeing someone’s face. You can use a spontaneous video call to check in with loved ones, and you get to experience all the magic of hanging out in person. Laughter spreads easily, so when you actually see your friend cracking up, you will find it impossible to keep a straight face.
If you need a bit of extra material, you should try the built-in AR filters and effects on apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp, or FaceTime. You will struggle to stop giggling when an app turns your friend into a squeaky-voiced chipmunk and makes you look like one of Van Gogh’s portraits.
Tune into top-tier comedy podcasts.
You can use comedy podcasts to inject laughter into the boring bits of life. You will always find something to smile about, whether you are washing up, walking the dog, or enduring the morning commute. Award-winning shows like Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaste mix chaotic stories with laugh-out-loud moments. Listening to them feels exactly like hanging out with your funniest mates. Just take care, as you might end up howling with laughter in a quiet train carriage.
Embrace the absurdity of AI.
You can use AI as a serious tool to get stuff done, but you can also explore it as a treasure trove for positively silly entertainment. Ask an AI chatbot to write a poem about your mate’s rubbish football team, generate the worst dad jokes, or create a sitcom script that features your friends as characters.
You can go one step further with the AI image tools on your phone and bring your ridiculous visions to life. Picture your dog as the president or your cat attending a Victorian tea party. Share your absurd creations in your group chat to spread the laughs.
Team up for digital daftness with mobile games.
You will find that few things spark laughter quite like a completely unhinged party game. Multiplayer mobile games offer perfect entertainment, whether you sit in the room together or play remotely. You can easily pick up games like Spaceteam, Heads Up!, and Jackbox Games to enjoy some seriously chaotic fun. Your phone becomes the controller, the drawing pad, or the buzzer. You bring the comedy, claim the win, and get the whole group in fits of laughter.
Scroll down memory lane with photo apps.
You probably hide your biggest comedy archive right there on your phone. Apps like your image gallery and Snapchat love resurfacing old memories. They show you everything from forgotten nights out to questionable fashion choices. Nothing prepares you for the moment your phone unexpectedly displays your makeshift modelling portfolio selfies from when you were ten years old.
You can take the fun a step further by editing those memories. Just add some goofy music, throw on some silly stickers, and share the results directly with the people involved. You will quickly discover that nostalgia and embarrassment make an unstoppable comedy duo.
Treat yourself for less with tastecard and iD Perks.
While you are finding ways to share a laugh with friends, why not save on the food and entertainment that brings you all together? We have spotted a fantastic deal on iD Perks to keep your social calendar packed. Right now, you can get a FREE 90-day tastecard trial and tuck into 2 for 1 meals or 25% off the total bill at popular UK restaurants. With this membership, you will save an average of £23 per meal!
The discounts do not stop there, either. You can save more every day of the week with 25% off barista-made drinks, 7 days a week at Caffe Nero, or grab 50% off pizza at Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa Johns nationwide. If you fancy catching a comedy film, you get an average of 25% off cinema tickets at over 350 venues across the country. You also get discounted days out at the UK's best attractions and exclusive deals on big UK brands with Member Perks offers.
Simply head to the iD Mobile app, tap ‘iD Perks' and browse the live offers. Pick the perks that suit you, check the terms and tap ‘Get offer now’ to redeem. You can even save deals to use later by emailing them to yourself – handy, right?. Best of all, you don't have to pick just one. You can redeem as many offers as you like with iD Perks. There’s no limit, so whether you choose to redeem none, one, or ten offers, it’s entirely up to you!
Ready to spread the laughs?
Let us quickly recap how you can celebrate. You can ditch the texts and make a silly video call, or let comedy podcasts accompany your daily routine. You might prefer to use AI for ridiculous jokes, poems, and images. Alternatively, you can download mobile party games to embrace the chaos, or revisit old photo memories to laugh at past versions of yourself.
World Laughter Day gives you the perfect excuse to pick up your phone and spread a bit of joy. Because gaming is such a fantastic way to bring people together and share a laugh, we want to keep the fun going with this month's giveaway. We are giving one lucky winner a choice between an Xbox Series X, a PS5, or a Nintendo Switch 2!
What’s your favourite video game of all-time?
To enter, simply reply with your answer in the comments below. The closing date for entries is 23:59 on 19th May 2026. One winner will be selected at random and notified by private message on the Community platform. Good luck!
- To enter this promotion, participants must register with the iD Mobile Community and provide an answer to the question on the corresponding topic thread.
- No purchase necessary.
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on 19th May 2026. One prize will be awarded: a choice between an MICROSOFT Xbox Series X Digital Edition - 1 TB, White, a SONY PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, or a NINTENDO Switch 2.
- This promotion is open to all UK residents aged over 18 years (except for employees and their families of the Promoter and their group of companies, agents (including affiliates), suppliers and anyone connected with this promotion).
- Only 1 entry per person is permitted, duplicate entries will not be entered into the draw.
- The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, disqualify any entries which it feels do not comply with these terms and conditions or where any form of bad faith is suspected.
- The entry must be submitted personally by the entrant. Entries by third parties, collective entries or multiple entries will be disqualified.
- The Promoter accepts no responsibility for lost or incomplete entries.
- One winner will be selected at random by an independent person from all correct and eligible entries received. The winner will be notified by email or by private message on the Community platform and will be asked to reply within 7 days of receipt of the notification. If the Promoter does not receive confirmation from the winner that they accept the prize by this time, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the offer/prize. The prize will be delivered within 30 days of acceptance.
- The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable and cannot be exchanged by a winner for an alternative. The Promoter reserves the right to replace the prize with a similar value prize.
- The decision of the Promoter is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of this promotion. We make no representation or warranty in relation to the prizes provided and to the fullest extent permitted by law, we shall have no liability to you in relation to any prize, its fitness for purpose, merchantability or otherwise.
- Upon request, the initials and county of the winner will be available by sending an SAE to the Promoter at the address below. Such requests should not be sent until 28 days after the draw.
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