We’ve all had those moments where we wished we’d come up with the perfect comeback – you know, that brilliant zinger that hits you three hours later while you’re in the shower! Well, get ready to feel both inspired and slightly jealous, because these folks actually managed to deliver their epic responses right on the spot. From clever clap-backs by Dukes to witty one-liners from bartenders that left everyone speechless, these are the kind of responses that make you want to stand up and slow clap. We’ve collected 30 of the most satisfying mic-drop moments that’ll have you thinking, “Now, why couldn’t I have thought of that?” Warning: Reading these might cause severe cases of comeback envy!
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#1
I was bartending one night at work and this girl came up trying to get free drinks and asked, “can a pretty girl get a free drink.” So I responded, “find me a pretty girl and I’ll give her one.”
#2
When a couple of Frenchmen turned away from the Duke of Wellington at a diplomatic event, a woman apologized to him for their behavior. He responded by saying “I have seen their backs before, madam.”
#3
Lady Nancy Astor: “Winston, if you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.” Churchill: “Nancy, if I were your husband, I’d drink it.”
#4
In 2016, President Barack Obama gave a memorable, funny speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He mixed humor with sharp commentary, keeping the crowd entertained. To wrap it up, Obama dropped the mic and said, “Obama out,” signaling he had said all he needed to and was done for the night. It was a perfect moment that showed off his confidence and sense of humor.
#5
Hillary: “I’m awfully glad that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not running this country.”
Trump: “Yeah, ‘cos you’d be in jail.”
Audience goes nuts
#6
I asked an old coworker, who was 5’6″ and had the attitude to match, if his body or personality stopped growing first
#7
Once my teacher was wearing a pair of sunglasses in class. I told him he looked like a douche and he said are you sure it’s not your reflection you see in them needless to say everyone laughed
#8
I was talking with me friends and one of them after I tried to get their attention said, “sorry I don’t speak stupid” I never in my life have I responded faster then I did then with, “Then I guess your mute”
Now that I’ve written it down it seems a lot less cool but still my proudest moment.
#9
My eight-year-old granddaughter told her older brother the only way he’d ever hurt himself during an activity is if the TV exploded.
#10
I was at a small party when I was younger. There was a guy that kept going on and on about what a player he was and how many women he gets. He bragged at his notches on his bed posts. After hours of his s**t I finally asked, “Does your mom get mad about you bring sheep into the house?” He shut up really quick and all his friends laughed their a***s off and nicknamed him sheep boy.
#11
In his last game, Kobe Bryant concluded his speech with “Mamba out” and dropped the mic, marking the conclusion of his legendary career.
#12
During the elections of 1800, Thomas Jefferson hired a newspaper editor named James Calendar to write and publish the mist vile things about his opponent, John Adams, including “Adams had a hideous, hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.”
#13
I don’t know if it can be considered a roast, but I always enjoyed the story of President Coolidge at a dinner party. Coolidge was known to be a man of few words and so the woman next to him informed him that she had bet someone she could get more than two words out of him, to which he replied “You lose.”
#14
Winston Churchill to Lady Astor or Bessie Braddock: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.”
#15
“People like you are the reason shampoo bottles come with instructions.”
#16
My friend once got in an argument with my professor about something. Maybe it was for not getting the lead role in a school project or something but the argument was getting pretty heated up. At one point, he almost yelled to my professor, “Mr. Professor, I think you’re really underestimating me!” At which he calmly replied, “No, Mr [Friend]. it’s impossible to underestimate you.”
#17
Wasnt at school but about school. I told my co-worker I was prom king and his reply was, oh yeah werent you home schooled.
#18
One day when I my daughter up from preschool she greeted me with “what do you have for me, daddy?”
I said an apple.
“What else do you have for me?”
Hugs and kisses. 😀
“Can I just have the apple instead?”
#19
In 1974, Muhammad Ali shocked the world by defeating George Foreman in the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire. At the press conference before the fight, Ali wowed everyone with his quick wit and unshakable confidence. His most memorable moment came when he declared, “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.” After dropping the mic, he walked off, solidifying his status as not only a boxing legend but also a master of showmanship and charisma.
#20
My math teacher asked if I was going to invite him to my wedding. It was completely out of the blue, if I recall, so I’m flustered. “Um, well, I’m not making any plans right now…” (I don’t even remember what I said because of what comes next) The only other guy in my class (Small school) said: “The question is whether or not the teacher will be alive by then.” He’s in his mid-30s. Ouch. Wasn’t even mad, the roast was so good.
#21
Once, someone was making fun of my family saying how annoying we were, so I turned around and said “Yeah, my family tree isn’t the greatest, but at least it’s a tree. Your’s is a cactus, each person is one of the little pricks
#22
I was actually teaching a part of my high school theatre class just talking about microphones while using an actual microphone over a pa system, and after I roasted a person in the class for not using the mic properly and then I dropped the mic.
#23
Google launched a “mic drop” feature in Gmail for April Fools’ Day, enabling users to send a GIF of a Minion dropping a microphone.
#24
Alexander the Great found the philosopher (Diogenes) looking attentively at a pile of human bones. Diogenes explained, “I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave.
#25
This nerdy kid was walking through the halls when a bully-type did that thing where you slap the books out of someone’s hand. The nerd had a brand new novel in his hands. Immediately upon getting hit he yelled “Hey! That book is worth more than you are!” And then under his breath but still loud enough for everyone to hear “It cost me five f*****g dollars this morning…”
#26
My favourite is “I bet your mum washes paper plates”
#27
There was a girl on my bus who was constantly teased for her weight. They always came up with the most ignorant of names to call her and she would try to ignore them.
At one point, one of the guys who had been teasing her, started up another round of insults, asking her “which type of food she slept in bed with last night” and she turns around and says, “Wouldn’t you like to know, crater face?” (referencing his severe acne)
#28
About 14 years old at te time. “I could’ve been your dad but the dog beat me climbing the stairs”.
#29
In 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. At the end, he passionately declared, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” and then dropped the mic. This powerful moment is often seen as a mic drop, with King’s words and actions emphasizing his strong conviction and the significance of the moment. It marked a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement and in American history.
#30
Forgot the names but in the show “The marvelous adventures of flapjack” 2 people are having a competition with puns and one guy starts to say “So let me tell you a story” And the other guy says “How about you make it 10 stories and jump!”