The funniest zoos jokes, ranked.

3 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

   

   Never Scared, 2004 · on Zoos

   84

   On the Siegfried & Roy tiger attack.

   “That tiger ain't go crazy; that tiger went tiger! You know when he was really crazy? When he was riding around on a unicycle with a Hitler helmet on!”

   Flips the 'animal snapped' narrative: the captivity act was the insane part.

   Wikiquote: Chris Rock ↗All Zoos jokes →

2. 2

   

   It's Not Easy Bein' Me (book), 2004 · on Zoos

   82

   “I live in a tough neighborhood. They got a children's zoo. Last week, four kids escaped.”

   The petting zoo becomes a kid prison in seven words.

   Wikiquote: Rodney Dangerfield (p. 14) ↗All Zoos jokes →

3. 3

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   Edinburgh Fringe, 2023 · on Zoos

   74

   “I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.”

   Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2023Clean, quick pun; groan-adjacent but perfectly built.

   Wikipedia: Funniest Joke of the Fringe ↗All Zoos jokes →