# Does the Bible have any jokes or humor in it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comedian-jokes\ **Created:** [March 4, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-have-any-jokes-or-humor-in-it/980729 "2023-03-04T19:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-have-any-jokes-or-humor-in-it/980729/21 "2023-03-04T21:30:55Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Cecil wrote a column on this subject in 1993. I can’t find i Here it is: > **[Are there any jokes in the Bible?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342310/are-there-any-jokes-in-the-bible)** And here are a couple more old threads on the topic: > [@Biblical Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-jokes/467165): > > In his [discussion of biblical jokes](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1165/are-there-any-jokes-in-the-bible), Cecil omits my favorite, from Acts 9:11: “And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus.” Mark Twain discusses this in The Innocents Abroad: Are there others? Also, is Twain’s characterization accurate? > [@Is there humor in the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-humor-in-the-bible/740514): > > Hi I’m interested in finding instances of humor in the Old and New Testaments. I remember listening to a BBC program years ago on the topic but I can’t remember any details about now. I would like to know if God or Jesus crack any jokes. I look forward to your feedback --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-have-any-jokes-or-humor-in-it/980729)._