{"id":31243,"date":"2026-08-07T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31243"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:00:36","slug":"a-fathers-parting-gift-to-his-family-was-one-last-fit-of-laughter-as-they-gather-around-his-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31243","title":{"rendered":"A Father\u2019s Parting Gift To His Family Was One Last Fit Of Laughter As They Gather Around His Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Funerals are hard. There is no way around it, no way to prepare for the specific weight of standing at a graveside watching someone you love being lowered into the ground while wearing shoes that are slightly too formal and trying to remember the words to a hymn you have not thought about since school.<\/p>\n<p>The grief is real, the silence is heavy, and for the people left behind, that moment at the graveside tends to stay with them for a very long time. Most of us just endure it. One Irish father could not bear the thought of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/relationships\/family\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">family<\/a> standing at his grave in that silence and decided that, with a little planning, he could do something about it.<\/p>\n<h3>Tears of sadness are expected at a funeral, but one Irish dad decided he only wanted tears of laughter<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock2-6a759196d31a7__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock2-6a759196d31a7__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock2-6a759196d31a7__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock2-6a759196d31a7__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock2-6a759196d31a7__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"396\" alt=\"Mourners laughing at a funeral, fulfilling the man's final wish to make everyone laugh.\" title=\"Mourners laughing at a funeral, fulfilling the man's final wish to make everyone laugh.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JEXIEneoA20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Liverpool ECHO \/ YouTube<\/a><span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"sources ai-mark\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">ai-assisted image<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A year ahead of his funeral, he cooked up a plan to help his family send him off in the most memorable way<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-trending-50041509\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shay Bradley<\/a> was, by all accounts, the kind of person who could light up a room without particularly trying. A 62-year-old Dublin man, a veteran of the Irish Defence Forces and, according to his son Jonathan, a \u201clarger than life character who always wanted to make people laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Shay was diagnosed with a long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">illness<\/a>, and the reality of what was coming began to settle in, most people in that situation might focus on getting their affairs in order, making peace with things, saying the important goodbyes. Shay did all of that too, presumably. But he also had an idea. A very elaborate, very Shay idea. And he planned it a year in advance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock3-6a7591985e367__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock3-6a7591985e367__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock3-6a7591985e367__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock3-6a7591985e367__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock3-6a7591985e367__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"396\" alt=\"Family and friends gathered at a funeral, laughing and smiling, honoring the man's final wish.\" title=\"Family and friends gathered at a funeral, laughing and smiling, honoring the man's final wish.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JEXIEneoA20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Liverpool ECHO \/ YouTube<\/a><span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"sources ai-mark\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">ai-assisted image<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Him and his son made a recording that would be played as people would gather around his open grave<\/h3>\n<p>Over lunch one day, Shay sat down with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lifestyle\/parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">son<\/a> Jonathan and laid out what he wanted to happen at his funeral. Something considerably more memorable than the flowers and the finger sandwiches. He wanted a pre-recorded message played at the graveside, at the exact moment it would have the most impact.<\/p>\n<p>The two of them set about recording it together, with Shay banging on a coffee table beside him to create the sound effect he needed. The resulting audio was saved, kept secret, and handed over to be played at the appropriate moment. Jonathan knew, but the rest of the family were completely in the dark. Shay went to his grave with the punchline ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock1-6a75919566d74__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock1-6a75919566d74__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock1-6a75919566d74__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock1-6a75919566d74__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-stock1-6a75919566d74__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"396\" alt=\"Attendees at a funeral, some smiling and others embracing, celebrating the man's final wish.\" title=\"Attendees at a funeral, some smiling and others embracing, celebrating the man's final wish.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JEXIEneoA20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Liverpool ECHO \/ YouTube<\/a><span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"sources ai-mark\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">ai-assisted image<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>His family shared heartfelt messages on social media, all agreeing that he was a one-of-a-kind jokester that they are lucky to have known<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7592cb75622__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7592cb75622__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7592cb75622__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7592cb75622__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7592cb75622__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"294\" alt=\"A tweet from Chloe Kiernan describing her grandad's funeral wish to make everyone laugh.\" title=\"A tweet from Chloe Kiernan describing her grandad's funeral wish to make everyone laugh.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chloekiernan08\/status\/1183427680672370695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">chloekiernan08 \/ X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75991ef32ed__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75991ef32ed__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75991ef32ed__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75991ef32ed__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75991ef32ed__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"1082\" alt=\"A tweet with a photo of Shay Bradley smiling, fulfilling his final wish to make everyone laugh at his funeral.\" title=\"A tweet with a photo of Shay Bradley smiling, fulfilling his final wish to make everyone laugh at his funeral.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Andrea36496119\/status\/1183447987437084674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrea36496119 \/ X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>In the recording, he can be heard knocking from inside his casket, asking for help to get out<\/h3>\n<p>As the mourners gathered at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/witchy-mil-ingests-essential-oils\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">graveside<\/a>, a speaker on the ground crackled to life. And out of it, from somewhere apparently beneath the earth, came the unmistakable voice of the man they had all just said goodbye to. \u201cHello, hello, hello\u2026 let me out!\u201d Some knocking and some swearing followed.<\/p>\n<p>And then, in case anyone had missed the comedic pivot he was going for, a little song. \u201cHello again, hello. I called to say goodbye.\u201d The graveside, moments before, heavy with grief, erupted. Jonathan later admitted he did not even know someone was filming it. It was supposed to be a private family moment. The internet had other ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75964027ce5__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75964027ce5__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75964027ce5__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75964027ce5__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75964027ce5__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" alt=\"A woman in a black hat and dress wiping away a tear while kneeling at a gravestone in a cemetery, delivering a final wish at a funeral.\" title=\"A woman in a black hat and dress wiping away a tear while kneeling at a gravestone in a cemetery, delivering a final wish at a funeral.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/woman-mourning-grave-cemetery_27508326.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=30&amp;uuid=7d5057df-496f-45b4-b3f1-485f33ae2c38&amp;track=ais_hybrid&amp;query=funeral+clown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">magnific \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Someone shared the video online, and it went instantly viral, with many people applauding his brilliant plan<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video proceeded to rack up over 136,000 upvotes, with thousands of people leaving comments not just to pay tribute to Shay but to share their own stories of unexpected laughter in the middle of loss. Because it turns out that once you permit people to talk about the funny side of grief, they have a lot to say.<\/p>\n<p>Shay\u2019s daughter Andrea also posted her appreciation on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Andrea36496119\/status\/1183447987437084674\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> with the hashtag #Shayslastlaugh. Jonathan, speaking to the BBC, said his dad \u201cwanted something special and for everyone to remember him as he was, so that everyone, especially my mother, did not leave the graveside sombre.\u201d Mission accomplished, Shay. Comprehensively and permanently accomplished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596418d881__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596418d881__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596418d881__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596418d881__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596418d881__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" alt=\"Three women dressed in black coats laughing together outside, fulfilling a man's final wish to make everyone laugh at his funeral.\" title=\"Three women dressed in black coats laughing together outside, fulfilling a man's final wish to make everyone laugh at his funeral.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/portrait-group-young-women-standing-street-near-colored-walls-conversing-interacting-sharing-funny-stores_343802086.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=2&amp;position=17&amp;uuid=ecf83dcc-77f1-47e5-a121-8a32d819da64&amp;track=ais_hybrid&amp;query=laughing+funeral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">talkinapa \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>But experts agree there is a deep connection between laughter and grief that can help us through those difficult times<\/h3>\n<p>As it turns out, Shay was not just being funny. He was, whether he knew it or not, doing something psychologically profound. Mary-Joan Gerson, PhD, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/how-life-changes\/202305\/laughing-through-our-tears\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">explains<\/a> that there is a deep connection between laughter and grief, noting that \u201cthe release we feel when we laugh is very close to the release we can experience when we face that we don\u2019t control our destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, laughing at a funeral is not avoidance; it is acceptance. It is the human psyche finding the most efficient route through something impossible. Gerson also links <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/single-panel-cartoons-walk-the-fish\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">humor<\/a> directly to resilience, describing the ability to \u201ccarry on, make meaning, and be somewhat hopeful\u201d as crucial. Particularly in times of uncertainty and loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75963e4257d__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75963e4257d__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75963e4257d__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75963e4257d__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a75963e4257d__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"832\" alt=\"An illustration of Mr. Grimaldi as a clown holding a glass and a bottle, embodying the spirit of making everyone laugh at a funeral.\" title=\"An illustration of Mr. Grimaldi as a clown holding a glass and a bottle, embodying the spirit of making everyone laugh at a funeral.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/11\/Joseph_Grimaldi.jpg?utm_source=es.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=index&amp;utm_content=original\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">George Cruikshank \/ Wikipedia (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Weirdly enough, humans have been doing this for thousands of years. In Ancient Rome, families would hire a professional called an \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/sevenponds.com\/cultural-perspectives\/funeral-clowns-making-comeback\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">archimimus<\/a>\u2019 to dance around the coffin, mimic the deceased and crack jokes at the funeral. First-century historian Suetonius documented one such performer at the funeral of Emperor Vespasian himself.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It seems like the Irish are the frontrunner to bring this concept back. Not only was Shay a top-class jokester, but young clown Gerry Perry quite literally tried to make funeral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/class-clowns-took-too-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener \">clowns<\/a> a thing again. \u201cWe bring squirting flowers, we make balloon animals. We can even fall into the grave if you want us to. Let your loved one go down with a smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dutch clown <a href=\"https:\/\/connectingdirectors.com\/232-clown-funeral-service-let-your-loved-one-go-with-a-smile\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Roelof van Wijngaarden<\/a> started off doing work in children\u2019s hospitals but has on occasion branched out into the somber world of funerals too. He admits that breaking wind during an especially solemn part of the service is a speciality of his. Shay Bradley would have probably agreed. He just chose to handle it himself.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think it is appropriate to laugh at a funeral? Share your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n<h3>Watch the full video of Shay\u2019s epic prank here:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOPI9VVACpx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<h3>People in the comments were quick to share stories of the laughs they have shared at funerals<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596ed95e37__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596ed95e37__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" 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src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596ed95e37__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"181\" alt=\"A screenshot of a comment saying 'Some of the biggest laughs of my life were at wakes and funerals...', reflecting a final wish.\" title=\"A screenshot of a comment saying 'Some of the biggest laughs of my life were at wakes and funerals...', reflecting a final wish.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597b0dcc17__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597b0dcc17__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" 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realize I can cry and laugh at the same time...', celebrating a funeral's final wish.\" title=\"A screenshot of a comment reading 'This video made me realize I can cry and laugh at the same time...', celebrating a funeral's final wish.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597bc7ddf6__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597bc7ddf6__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" 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f*****g dark in here...' Thats just perfect pmsl.\" title=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: 'Its f*****g dark in here...' Thats just perfect pmsl.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fb71753__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fb71753__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fb71753__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fb71753__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fb71753__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"181\" alt=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: He always be remembered with a smile now lol I want nothing but laughs at mine.\" title=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: He always be remembered with a smile now lol I want nothing but laughs at mine.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fd0ca8c__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fd0ca8c__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fd0ca8c__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fd0ca8c__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fd0ca8c__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"97\" alt=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: That is my sense of humour.\" title=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: That is my sense of humour.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fe795ca__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7596fe795ca__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" 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would be horrified LOL.\" title=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: My family would be horrified LOL.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597765d297__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597765d297__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597765d297__700\" 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Laughing all the way... Respect.\" title=\"A comment on making everyone laugh at a funeral: Tbh, that's how I wanna be laid to rest. Laughing all the way... Respect.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597065ee72__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?image_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597065ee72__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Man's Final Wish Was To Make Everyone Laugh At His Funeral, And He Absolutely Delivered\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral\/?media_id=graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597065ee72__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/graveside-joke-shay-bradley-funeral-6a7597065ee72__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 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