# \#comedian-jokes **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/comedian-jokes/31.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Comedians and comedy acts you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-and-comedy-acts-youve-seen/1033244 "2026-09-29T13:34:38Z")
This past Friday my wife and I saw Jim Gaffigan at the Fox Theater in Detroit. I had not been looking forward to driving downtown, fighting traffic and crowds, and just the whole hassle, having recently injured my shoul… --- ## [More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 8278\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629 "2026-09-28T13:56:03Z")
An elderly couple were watching the tv and the husband had the remote. He kept changing back and forth between a porn channel and a fishing programme. “For heaven’s sake” said his wife “leave it on the porn channel, yo… --- ## [A new Punch Line thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-punch-line-thread/851364)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 1427\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-punch-line-thread/851364 "2026-07-31T20:59:14Z")
It MUST be the punchline of a joke you know. Not something that could be the punchline of a joke. Examples and the first two. And the bartender asked him “Do you think I asked the genie for a 12 inch pianist?” And … --- ## [Bleeped (I think) Red Skelton joke - what did he say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeped-i-think-red-skelton-joke-what-did-he-say/971459)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeped-i-think-red-skelton-joke-what-did-he-say/971459 "2026-07-18T12:51:52Z")
I came across this Tonight Show clip from 1983 where Red Skelton is Johnny Carson’s guest. Skelton tells a Delorean joke that seems to have been censored. The audio stumbles at the punchline, but, by the look on Johnny’… --- ## [Was Mort Sahl really funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mort-sahl-really-funny/300119)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mort-sahl-really-funny/300119 "2026-05-04T21:55:15Z")
Back in December 2003, I hear Terry Gross interview Mort Sahl on N.P.R.'s Fresh Air program. I remember being very disappointed at the way he kept knocking today’s comedians for not being really funny. When Gross asked … --- ## [Explain these Family Guy jokes to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-family-guy-jokes-to-me/1029476)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-family-guy-jokes-to-me/1029476 "2026-04-23T19:28:41Z")
I never got these two jokes on Family Guy: Referring to Rick Astley as a gay guy and Doug Henning hoping he doesn’t get AIDS. What exactly are the jokes supposed to be? --- ## [Jokes that don't work anymore (on a contemporary, younger crowd)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-dont-work-anymore-on-a-contemporary-younger-crowd/1029293 "2026-04-21T21:24:13Z")
Standing around the (proverbial) water cooler someone told the old Tony Orlando joke: Tony Orlando was missing all night but they finally found him at the crack of Dawn. Some of us laughed but a couple of the women (40… --- ## [Does this joke have a real punchline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-joke-have-a-real-punchline/1026631)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-joke-have-a-real-punchline/1026631 "2026-01-20T21:02:50Z")
Is there something to get or is it an anti-joke: --- ## [Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com helpful guide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-co-uk-and-amazon-com-helpful-guide/1026434)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-co-uk-and-amazon-com-helpful-guide/1026434 "2026-01-11T22:04:48Z")
It has come to my attention that some uncertainty has arisen with regard to the status terminology utilised by Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, respectively. In the interests of clarity, it may be appropriate to set out the … --- ## [Schrödinger's Cat Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schrodingers-cat-jokes/1024677)
**Author:** [@IridiumIodineSulfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IridiumIodineSulfur)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schrodingers-cat-jokes/1024677 "2025-11-11T14:42:39Z")
Who here has good Schrödinger’s Cat jokes (or related jokes that come to mind)? I’ll list a couple. Schrödinger, Heisenberg, and Ohm are all in a car. A police officer pulls them over and says, “Do you know how fast yo… --- ## [Has anyone here seen The Groundlings perform recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-the-groundlings-perform-recently/1023299)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-the-groundlings-perform-recently/1023299 "2025-09-22T20:48:46Z")
And how was it? Was it funny? Will someone\* rather out of touch with the latest pop culture trends be able to enjoy it? A friend is inviting me to their show in Walnut Creek, which is probably a 45 minute drive on a Sat… --- ## [Please explain to me the funniest joke ever told by Johnny Carson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-the-funniest-joke-ever-told-by-johnny-carson/1021428)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-the-funniest-joke-ever-told-by-johnny-carson/1021428 "2025-09-13T18:48:56Z")
The line comes from Johnny Carson doing his Karnac character, who reads minds. (The routine shtick was that the Great Karnac sets up the joke by answering an unknown question, then he opens an envelope to read what the q… --- ## [How do stand-up comedians deal with joke repetition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stand-up-comedians-deal-with-joke-repetition/1021562)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stand-up-comedians-deal-with-joke-repetition/1021562 "2025-08-08T05:27:52Z")
I’m a big fan of ‘wit’ in daily interactions, though possibly not here particularly. But I despise knowingly telling the same joke twice. Don’t professional comedians find telling the same gags, again and again (e.g. o… --- ## [“Post Jokes From All Over The World” \[Not US & England\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-jokes-from-all-over-the-world-not-us-england/947472)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-jokes-from-all-over-the-world-not-us-england/947472 "2025-07-06T10:21:03Z")
Old jokes, new jokes… Not only for the laughs, but I think you can learn a lot from humor, especially with a date to correspond with the events of the time. I was just talking to a friend about jokes from all over, and … --- ## [Who remembers this female stand up comedian who got started when she was very young (like 12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-this-female-stand-up-comedian-who-got-started-when-she-was-very-young-like-12/1019058)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-this-female-stand-up-comedian-who-got-started-when-she-was-very-young-like-12/1019058 "2025-06-01T15:05:45Z")
A memory popped into my head of a stand up comedian I saw a decade or so ago on YouTube or somewhere similar. She was young - like 12 or 13. Her young age was part of her comedic shtick, and her humor was a bit … bawdy, … --- ## [Pee Wee as Himself - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867)
**Author:** [@SpyChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyChief)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867 "2025-05-28T21:01:39Z")
Last night, I finished “Pee Wee as Himself” on Max. It’s a ROCK SOLID documentary about the character and the man behind the brilliance, Paul Reubens, who passed away in 2023. His contributions to comedy go back to bef… --- ## [A Joke for Star Wars Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-for-star-wars-day/1017869)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-for-star-wars-day/1017869 "2025-05-06T22:03:37Z")
If Chewie was short for Chewbacca and Threepio was short for C-3P0, what is Luke short for? A Stormtrooper. --- ## [Bo Burnham: Inside - you should watch it(Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-burnham-inside-you-should-watch-it-netflix/943378)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-burnham-inside-you-should-watch-it-netflix/943378 "2024-12-22T14:13:33Z")
I don’t find Bo Burnham all that funny. I’ve tried his specials before and they are not that great to me. This one, however, was different. He clearly filmed the entire thing alone over the course of the pandemic and I … --- ## [Humor/satire of the 1950s and 1960s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-satire-of-the-1950s-and-1960s/1009348)
**Author:** [@ggf.nyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ggf.nyc)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-satire-of-the-1950s-and-1960s/1009348 "2024-12-20T14:29:44Z")
I’m hoping to get some suggestions of humorists and satirists from the '50s and '60s (and I’ll even take the '70s!). I recently finished Peter Devries’s “Without a Stitch in Time,” which left me wanting more. I’m a big f… --- ## [The "bumpkin doesn't know which fork to use" cliche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bumpkin-doesnt-know-which-fork-to-use-cliche/925362)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bumpkin-doesnt-know-which-fork-to-use-cliche/925362 "2024-11-24T00:59:18Z")
(This one is a little GQ and a little IMHO, so I’m going here.) JD Vance’s claptrap memoir Hillbilly Elegy has been made into a movie, which has renewed discussion about it among my mostly Appalachian circle. If you’re … --- ## [My new website: Great Forgotten Humorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-website-great-forgotten-humorists/1003411)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-website-great-forgotten-humorists/1003411 "2024-10-28T13:26:29Z")
I’ve procrastinated long enough. Time to officially unveil my latest website. GreatForgottenHumorists.com This is what the Internet was made for. History for the sheer joy of doing the research. Product with no pecuniar… --- ## [Anybody willing to critique my standup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406 "2024-10-08T17:26:43Z")
For about a year now, I’ve been doing standup comedy at open mic nights at bars and clubs near me. Most recently I was part of an open mic night at a comedy club in my hometown. It was in a smaller room in the club, abou… --- ## [Identify this Black comedian from one of his jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-black-comedian-from-one-of-his-jokes/1005836)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-black-comedian-from-one-of-his-jokes/1005836 "2024-08-17T19:58:17Z")
I’m trying to remember the name of a Black comedian I heard on one of the SiriusXM channels. I only remember one of his bits. Basically, he reminisces about how all of the movies he watched in school about slavery, Jim C… --- ## [What up (saying)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888 "2024-06-26T13:23:31Z")
I might be misremembering, but I seem to remember a character (SNL?) saying “What up?” My friends and I used to say it all the time, and I’m sure we picked it up from the zeitgeist. It’s hard to Google because it’s too … --- ## [9/11 Jokes that worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736 "2024-06-19T02:54:12Z")
I just watched an episode of Girls5Eva and in it, they reveal on September 10, 2001, the girl band released a song called “Quit Flyin’ Planes Straight Into My Heart” and it was…unfortunate. It got me thinking of 9/11 or… --- ## [Actual jokes that start with "A funny thing happened on the way to..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-jokes-that-start-with-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to/1002622)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-jokes-that-start-with-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to/1002622 "2024-06-16T23:47:34Z")
“A funny thing happened on the way to \[fill in the blank\]” is said to be an age-old stand-up comedy formula. But are there documented examples of jokes that start this way? Google only seems to turn up (1) references to … --- ## [Abbott and Costello](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-and-costello/1001981)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-and-costello/1001981 "2024-06-03T20:49:52Z")
The name Costello in the news reminded me of Abbott and Costello which reminded me of something that’s always puzzled me: how are they still (relatively) famous if “Who’s on First?” is their most famous routine? Maybe wh… --- ## [Did anybody ever really laugh at these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511 "2024-05-31T20:47:26Z")
There are jokes that we know are jokes because professional comedians use or have used them to try to get laughs. And audiences often make the friendly gesture of laughing when a comedian is standing there waiting for a … --- ## [So- How About a Place to Try and Critique Jokes. Adult Humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-about-a-place-to-try-and-critique-jokes-adult-humor/1000989)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-about-a-place-to-try-and-critique-jokes-adult-humor/1000989 "2024-05-01T22:40:09Z")
So I am not a comedian. I don’t think I’m very funny. But sometimes I have an idea for a joke that I think could be funny in the hands of someone who’s actually funny. An example would be y (posted in another thread) jo… --- ## [Has this ventriloquist dummy thing ever been done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824 "2024-04-05T20:51:42Z")
I’m imagining a routine in which the dummy is gigantic, and the ventriloquist sits on its lap. Sort of role reversal. It sounds kind of obvious, but I’ve never seen it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/comedian-jokes/31.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=comedian-jokes)