Love them or hate them, but you can’t ignore them. Puns may be considered the lowest hanging fruit in comedy, but they’re also the best way to elicit an immediate reaction from people—from a good ol’ “why are you doing this to me” face to laughing out loud unexpectedly.

We have many punsters in the Indian comedy scene but there’s only one pun-star (amirite?). Over the years, Sahil Shah has earned himself a reputation as a pun connoisseur, complete with a recurring segment on his Instagram called Monday Ke Punday, where he makes the best worst jokes that you can’t help groan-laughing at. Uh… I’m not talking about myself. There’s this guy who keeps shari—I’M NOT LYING!

In this list, we’ve put together a sampling of some of Shah’s best work in this niche. You might roll your eyes or go, “Sahil yaaaaaar”.  Hell, you might even ponder over human existence after reading some of these. But here we go anyway.

What does a dog that loves steamed buns say?
Bao.

Okguys. I'm retiring.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) August 23, 2021

Help. My pencil is broken. Any lead would be appreciated.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) August 23, 2021

Once my barber refused to cut my hair.
So I decided to sue him.
I hired a Maharashtrian lawyer.
Yeah…he said he will take my Kes.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) June 20, 2021

The other day I whispered "EARTH. SOIL. MUD" in my wife's ears.

Yeah.

I'm a super Dharti Boy.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) July 28, 2021

Just moved in with a poet.
Yeah he's my Rumi.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) July 18, 2021

I really thought Lambda variant meant Covid lasts longer than normal.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) July 8, 2021

Invention: A machine where you get on and run away from existential doubt.

I call it the Dreadmill.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) June 24, 2021

Someone once pitched an idea of a deck of cards but all suits are clubs.

I was fulli invested.

— Sahil Shah 🇮🇳 (@SahilBulla) June 11, 2021