The roast rap
A 12 second verse about their best-known habit, 6 credits in the Hotel Lobby booth.
Better than a card
Funny Birthday Video
Make a funny birthday video in which the birthday person becomes a rapper. Put their photo beside yours, write the joke in one line, and the two of you perform an original roast rap about them. Prefer a sight gag? Rain pizza on them instead.
- A roast rap about them
- Or a one-photo effect
- Clean jokes only
- First preview free
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Your two performers
One person each. Left raps, right hypes.
Lead
Partner
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Stage
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Video & sound
Free preview with a watermark. The clean MP4 unlocks for 6 credits. View pricing
Two kinds of funny
What makes a funny birthday video work
The funniest birthday clips are specific. The joke belongs to one person: the uncle who reviews every restaurant online, the friend who still owns a flip phone. Put that joke in a line and the AI writes a clean, original rap about it for the two of you to perform.
The second kind of funny needs no words. The Effects tab turns one photo into a short clip: banknotes pouring down with Money Rain, pizza slices falling from the sky with Pizza Rain, or a squad of copies with Clones. Effects add ambient sound but no rap, and start at 5 seconds.
Three steps
How to make a funny birthday video
- 01
Choose rap or effect
The Rap video tab makes a roast song. The Effects tab makes a sight gag from one photo.
- 02
Add photos and the joke
For a rap, two photos and one line about them, up to 120 characters. For an effect, one photo is enough.
- 03
Preview, then send
Your first preview is free with a watermark. Unlock the clean MP4 and send it to the group chat.
Ideas
Four gags that land
Money Rain
For the friend who says they are basically rich now. 3 credits for a 5 second effect from one photo.
Pizza Rain
For the one who orders the same pizza every Friday. Slices fall, they catch one and take a bite.
Clones
One of them was already plenty. Now a whole squad appears, one copy at a time.
Roast lines that work on birthdays
- “Aunt Dee has sent the same GIF on every birthday since 2014”
- “Happy 33rd to Emma, keeper of 4,000 unread emails”
- “Grandpa Walt, 80 years old and still bending the rules at checkers”
- “Nora turns 21 and has never once found her keys on the first try”
Tease a habit, not a body or a bank account. The birthday person should laugh hardest.
Rap video or effect: which to make
| Roast rap | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Photos | Two, or one of both | One is enough |
| Sound | An original rap about them | Ambient sound, no rap |
| Default length | 12 seconds | 5 seconds |
| Default price | 6 credits (Hotel Lobby booth) | 3 credits |
For a sweeter song, see birthday rap song. All 17 effects are on AI video effects.
The photos, the performance
Hotel Lobby AI video examples
Cats, chihuahuas, grandmas, anime heroes, best friends: the orange booth works with any two performers. These Hotel Lobby AI clips come from creators on X and other tools, credited under each one.
How do I make a funny birthday video from photos?
Upload their photo and yours, write one joke about them and create: the two of you perform an original roast rap. For a sight gag, use one photo and an effect.
Is it free?
Your first preview is free: up to 12 seconds on Seedance 2.0 Mini, with a watermark, once per Google account. After that a 12 second roast rap costs 6 credits in the Hotel Lobby booth and a 5 second effect 3.
Can the birthday person roast me back?
Yes. Turn on Both rap with the AI rap sound and the two of you trade bars.
Will the jokes be clean?
Yes. The AI writes clean verses, and sexual or hateful topics are refused before anything is charged.
Can I make a funny birthday video with one photo?
Yes, with an effect such as Money Rain, Pizza Rain or Clones. The rap video needs two people: two photos, or one photo of both.
How soon can I send it?
The video provider quotes about 4 to 6 minutes for a Seedance render. Make it the day before so you can try a second joke.
Make them laugh
Make their birthday video
One joke and two photos, or one photo and a pizza storm. The first preview is free.