The funniest being broke jokes, ranked.
6 comedians, one topic. Quoted from the source, funniest first by our laugh score: surprise of the turn (40), economy (30) and specificity (30).
- 1WA82
Woody Allen Without Feathers (book), 1975 · on Being broke
“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”
A mock-philosophical hedge that states the obvious as a fine distinction.
- 2
80Dave Chappelle Equanimity, 2017 · on Being broke
“My parents did just well enough so that I could grow up poor around white people.”
Precise about a specific kind of poverty: relative, and on display.
- 3
78Jerry Seinfeld Stand-Up Confidential, 1987 · on Being broke
“Dogs are broke their entire lives. And you know why they have no money? No pockets! They have no pockets. They see change on the street, there is nothing they can do about it.”
Absurd economics of dogs, solved with one practical detail.
- 4JH76
Jack Handey Fuzzy Memories (book), 1996 · on Being broke
“I guess we were kinda poor when we were kids, but we didn't know it. That's because my dad always refused to let us look at the family's financial records.”
Twists a sentimental cliché into a bureaucratic one.
- 5PP74
Paula Poundstone Women of the Night (HBO), 1988 · on Being broke
“I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name and apparently that's the key to the whole thing right there. I go in every few weeks and guess.”
The image of guessing at the counter makes it.
- 6RB70
Rob Beckett Edinburgh Fringe set, 2012 · on Being broke
“You know you're working class when your TV is bigger than your book case.”
Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2012 – top 10 (No. 4)A sharp, specific class marker in one line.
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