The funniest new year's eve jokes, ranked.

4 comedians, one topic. Quoted from the source, funniest first by our laugh score: surprise of the turn (40), economy (30) and specificity (30).

  1. 1
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    Bill Vaughan

    "Senator Soaper Says" newspaper column, 1958 · on New Year's Eve

    80
    “Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.”

    Perfect two-line symmetry; one verb change carries a whole life.

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  2. 2
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    P. J. O'Rourke

    unknown (quoted by IBTimes) · on New Year's Eve

    76
    “The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year's Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you're married to.”

    Builds like etiquette advice and lands on the marriage jab.

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  3. 3
    Zach Galifianakis
    Zach Galifianakis

    unknown (quoted by Reader's Digest) · on New Year's Eve

    68
    “My New Year’s resolution was to stop saying, ‘You go, girl’ to myself.”

    Odd self-portrait in a single line.

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  4. 4
    Jay Leno
    Jay Leno

    unknown (quoted by IBTimes) · on New Year's Eve

    60
    “New Year's Eve, where auld acquaintance be forgot. Unless, of course, those tests come back positive.”

    Hijacks the song lyric for a cheap-but-effective STD turn.

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