One-line joke
A one-liner is a joke that is delivered in a single line. A good one-liner is said to be – concise and meaningful. Comedians and actors use this comedic method as part of their act, e.g. Jimmy Carr, Tommy Cooper, Rodney Dangerfield, Norm Macdonald, Ken Dodd, Stewart Francis, Zach Galifianakis, Mitch Hedberg, Anthony Jeselnik, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Jay London, Mark Linn-Baker, Demetri Martin, Groucho Marx, Gary Delaney, Emo Philips, Tim Vine, Steven Wright, Gilbert Gottfried and Henny Youngman. Many fictional characters are also known to deliver one-liners, including James Bond, who usually includes pithy and laconic quips after disposing of a villain.Examples
- “I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.”
- "A baby seal walks into a club."
- "A dyslexic man walks into a bra."
- "There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't."
- "The flat-earth society has members all around the globe."
- "Jokes about communism have no class."
- "An escalator cannot break, it can only become stairs."
- "If airline seat cushions are such great flotation devices, why don't you ever see anyone take one to the beach?"
- "What Iran needs now is a more modern leader—a mullah lite."
- "I have nothing to declare except my genius."
- "Take my wife... please."
- "They hired a 3-piece band that was so lousy, every time the waiter dropped a tray, we all got up and danced!"
- "What a magnificent show this is going to be when it starts!"
- "I have a girlfriend! I’ve been going out with my girlfriend for… sex!"
- "I have an L-shaped sofa... Lowercase."
- "Crime in multi-story car parks is wrong on so many different levels."
- "The first few weeks of Weight Watchers, you’re just finding your feet."
- "Say what you want about the deaf…"
- "I went up to the airport information desk and said ‘How many airports are there in the world?'"
