Wow, that’s a lot of monkeys!
And to answer your question, no; a thousand monkeys are outside of my monkeysphere, and therefore they are not pertinent to me. 
“Monkey” is inherently funny, and funnier than “chimp” or “chimpanzee”.
They’re more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Unless it’s a really big barrel.
937 monkeys are funnier than 1000.
Chimps can be pretty damn funny. Visit YouTube and search for “suburban trunk monkey” to see what I mean.
Honesty can be very funny when no one expects it.
Similarly, saying something that everybody MUST be thinking but won’t say out of concern for being offensive is funny. The risk of this is that it might turn out everybody else ISN’T thinking it.
Or that they are all offended anyway.
Imagine standing at the Pearly Gates, wondering if you’re going to get into Heaven. “How bad could I have been? How many times did I take the Lord’s name in vain? A million six?!? Oh, Jesus Ch…” :eek:
No, IMO if they thought of it before I said it, they would be pretty sure to find it funny.
I agree with the general principle. But some people get mad about dumb shit or display false offense to save face. It doesn’t stop me. Fuck 'em if they can’t take a joke.
Also, inserting something completely absurd as an argument in an intense debate will have one or more of three possible outcomes. One group may be enraged by the comment, one amused, and the third group will be amused by the rage of the first group.
I didn’t say chimps can’t be funny. I said the word “monkey” was funnier than the word “chimp”. For example, the title of the video you cite about chimpanzees is “suburban trunk monkey”, not “suburban trunk chimp”.
Go ahead, think of a monkey joke and try substituting the word “chimp” or “chimpanzee”. Now think of a chimp joke and substitute the word “monkey”.
Can’t think of any “chimp” jokes? I rest my case.
There is a particular derogatory epithet for a former politician that’s funnier as chimp than monkey. But that may have to do with the alliteration.
This is where timing becomes important - if you time it just right, you blow off the tension and get a laugh out of everyone. If you time it wrong, everyone just gets mad at you.
So what’s funnier, a monkey in a clown suit or a monkey in a baseball uniform?
OTOH, 12 Monkeys = not funny.
Some people are just naturally funny.
Others are more like a Slinky toy. Not really good for much, but they do bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs. 
When I first met my wife I tried to feel her out. All it got me was a slap in the face, which others in the room thought was hilarious.
It’s one of my favorite Steve Martin bits. Imagining you die and finding out the Christians were right all along, as you’re now standing before the judgement throne. “… but in college they said this was all bullshit…How many times did I take the Lord’s name in vain? I don’t know, I didn’t keep track. Oh. You did? A million and six?? Jesus Christ!”
I think you’re confused on your prepositions. 