One-liner joke
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A one-liner, in the strictest sense, is a joke that is delivered in a single line. One famous type of one-liner is the "yo mama" joke, such as "Yo mama's so fat, after she got off the carousel, the horse limped for a week."
A number of comedians have adopted this comedic method in their act, and some, including Steven Wright, Emo Philips, Brian Lazanik, Stewart Francis and Mitch Hedberg, have used one-liners to make up a significant portion of of their repetoire.
[edit] Examples
- "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."
- "If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised."
- "I have nothing to declare except my genius."
- Oscar Wilde, upon arriving at US customs 1882.
