A theatre joke is: ""Did you hear about the actor who fell through the floorboards? He was just going through a stage." The "just going through a stage" pun has been cited…
A joke about a dancer's birthday has been printed on an image: "Did you hear about the dancer's birthday? It was a tappy one!" The "tappy" birthday saying has been…
"Did you hear about the ghost comedian? He was booed off stage" is a popular ghost pun. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2003. 25 October 2003, Evening Mail (Birmingham,…
"Resisting arrest" sounds like "resisting a rest." "As I musician who refuses to pause my playing I was kicked out the band for resisting a rest" was posted on Twitter…
A popular joke about tuba players is: Tuba Player: "Did you hear my last recital?"Friend: "I hope so." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1994. Google Groups:…
There is a "piccolo" (a wind instrument), there is a "dill pickle" (a pickled cucumber) and then there is a "dill piccolo -- the wind instrument that plays only sour…
"Directing is 80/90 percent casting" has been credited to directors Elia Kazan (1909-2003), William Wyler (1902-1981), John Ford (1894-1973), John Huston (1906-1987), Martin Ritt…
The song "Dixie Land" was written by Daniel Decatur Emmett and performed at Bryant's Minstrels at 472 Broadway, New York City, on April 4, 1859. Emmett had included the name…
Many theatrical productions have dress rehearsals. Does a nude performance hold an "undress rehearsal"? "Undress Rehearsal-Burlesque" was the title of a painting reported in a…
"If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer?" is a jocular one-liner that American stand-up comedian Steven Wright used in his act since at least 1986. "Do you need a silencer if…
Many people listen to a song at a party, but they can't identify it. They try to remember it and research it when they get back home, but they forget almost everything about it. This joke was…
"If there are conspiracy theories and music theory is there music conspiracy theory?" was posted on Twitter by Dick Wildes on December 9, 2016. "So there is music theory, but is…
In music theory, there is a dominant chord, but no submissive chord. "Dominant chords and submissive chords #musicjokes #music" was posted on twitter by Matt Hues on June 26, 2012.…
"No applause -- just throw money" is an entertainment gag line of uncertain authorship. Some insist that the line is from vaudeville in the early 1900s, but it has been cited in print…
"No applause -- just throw money" is an entertainment gag line of uncertain authorship. Some insist that the line is from vaudeville in the early 1900s, but it has been cited in print…
"Don't bore us, get to the chorus" is a songwriting adage of unknown authorship. A song's chorus is usually its most memorable part, and listeners often like to sing it. If a…
"Don't call us, we'll call you" is an old brush-off line given to an actor after a failed audition. The call from the play's producer never comes. The origin of the phrase…
"No applause -- just throw money" is an entertainment gag line of uncertain authorship. Some insist that the line is from vaudeville in the early 1900s, but it has been cited in print…
"Don't make me use my director voice" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Directors have power in movies and in the theatre. "Don’t Make Me Use My…
American film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was known for his humorous misstatements or malapropisms that became known as "Goldwynisms." One famous "Goldwynism" was when…