One-line joke

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A one-liner is a joke that is delivered in a single line. A good one-liner is said to be pithy – concise and meaningful.[1] Comedians and actors use this comedic method as part of their performance, and many fictional characters are also known to deliver one-liners, including James Bond, who often makes pithy and laconic quips after disposing of a villain.[2]

Examples

  • "Never read a pop-up book about giraffes." (Sean Lock)[3]
  • "Throwing acid is wrong. In some people's eyes." (Jimmy Carr)[4]
  • "My girlfriend makes me want to be a better person - so I can get a better girlfriend." (Anthony Jeselnik)[5]
  • "Cricket. No matter who wins, both teams, and all the fans, are losers." (Frankie Boyle)[6]
  • "An escalator cannot break, it can only become stairs." (Mitch Hedberg)[7]
  • "My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave." (Burt Reynolds)[8]
  • "I'm on a whiskey diet… I've lost three days already." (Tommy Cooper)[9]
  • "It's good to see me, isn't it?" (Glinda, from the musical Wicked)[10]
  • "I have nothing to declare except my genius." (Oscar Wilde, upon arriving at US customs, 1882)[11]
  • "They hired a 3-piece band that was so lousy, every time the waiter dropped a tray, we all got up and danced!" (Les Dawson)[citation needed]
  • "What a magnificent show this is going to be when it starts!" (Ken Dodd)[citation needed]
  • "I have a girlfriend! I've been going out with my girlfriend for… sex!" (Stewart Francis)[12]
  • "I have an L-shaped sofa… Lowercase." (Demetri Martin)[13]
  • "Crime in multi-story car parks is wrong on so many different levels." (Tim Vine)[14]
  • "My wife – it's difficult to say what she does. She sells seashells on the seashore." (Milton Jones)[15]
  • "In Scotland the forbidden fruit is fruit." (Gary Delaney)[16]
  • "Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last long if you’re fat." (Joe Lycett)[17]
  • "I was so ugly; my mother had morning sickness after I was born" (Rodney Dangerfield)[citation needed]

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