The funniest rich people 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).
- 1
86Chris Rock Never Scared, 2004 · on Rich people
“Shaq is rich. The white man who signs his check … is wealthy.”
Makes a real economic distinction in two short sentences.
- 2
82John Mulaney The Top Part, 2009 · on Rich people
“Donald Trump is not just a rich man, like, Donald Trump is almost like what a hobo imagines a rich man to be.”
A precise, original description of gaudy wealth.
- 3RB74
Ronnie Barker The Two Ronnies · on Rich people
“If I was as rich as Rockefeller I'd be richer than Rockefeller, because I'd do a bit of window cleaning on the side.”
Working-class hustle logic applied to a billionaire.
Wikiquote: Wealth (citing The Two Ronnies) ↗All Rich people jokes →
- 4
72Joan Rivers as quoted in Seriously Funny (2009) · on Rich people
“People say money is not the key to happiness, but I've always figured if you have enough money you can get a key made.”
Takes the proverb's metaphor literally to win the argument.
- 5OK72
Olga Koch Edinburgh Fringe set, 2024 · on Rich people
“Growing up rich is a hereditary condition. It affects 1% of people”
U&Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024 – top 15 (No. 15)Medical framing turns inherited wealth into a diagnosis.
BBC News: Funniest Joke at Edinburgh Fringe – Simmons' ship joke triumphs (2024, with top 15) ↗All Rich people jokes →
- 6AM70
Annie McGrath Edinburgh Fringe set, 2016 · on Rich people
“Don’t you hate it when people assume you’re rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?”
Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2016 – top 15 (No. 9)The list builds a defense that collapses on its last item.
The Guardian: Masai Graham's organ donor gag is Edinburgh fringe's funniest joke (2016, with top 15) ↗All Rich people jokes →