A mime joke is: FATHER: Son, you're just not cut out to be a mime.SON: Is it something I said?FATHER: Yes. The joke was posted on Twitter by Tommytoughstuff on September 27, 2014.…
The slang term "song and dance" (meaning an elaborately contrived story, told to evade the truth) possibly originated from New York City. An 1897 story in Harper's Weekly on…
"There is a rose in Spanish Harlem..." It's a dramatic, romantic song. "Spanish Harlem" (1960) is from the prolific songwriting team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. Their…
"Stop making drama(s), you're not Shakespeare" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The term "emotional drama" is usually implied, but a drawing of…
"Stop making drama(s), you're not Shakespeare" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The term "emotional drama" is usually implied, but a drawing of…
"The Streets of New York (In Old New York)" (1906) was a popular song in its day. It had long puzzled me. Women were called "peaches." The first line contains: "In old New…
Foreign movies often have subtitles. Some people believe there should be "domtitles," as in "sub/dom." "subtitles, eh, WHAT ABOUT DOMTITLES?????? check mate" was…
Foreign movies often have subtitles. Some people believe there should be "domtitles," as in "sub/dom." "subtitles, eh, WHAT ABOUT DOMTITLES?????? check mate" was…
People often seek the key (or keys) to success. "Successful pianists know the key to success" is a joke that was posted on the website Pun of the Day on August 10, 2017. Other sayings…
"Sundays were made for good coffee, good music, and being lazy with the people you love" is a Sunday saying that has been printed on many images "Sundays were made for good coffee,…
A musical artist can "take a song to church," meaning to give a performance like one in a church. Adding a gospel choir is one way to "take a song to church." A singer who belts…
"Talking Big Apple ’75" is a song on the album T Shirt (1976) by American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor Loudon Wainwright III. The lyrics are a time capsule of New York…
Neither "Taxi" nor "Mr. Cab Driver" is a New York City song, but both are about taxi drivers (something New York is known for). Also, the singer-songwriters of both songs have…
A national anthem is, technically, "country" music. "No matter the musical style, a nation's national anthem is 'country music' Daily Jumble in 1:14, score 1115"…
Is an "air guitar" a wind instrument? Actually, pretending to play a guitar is not playing an instrument at all. "My favourite wind instrument is probably the air guitar" was…
A popular show business saying is that an agent owns a piece of his or her client. The following joke was cited in 1948: "We pass along Edith Gwynn's Hollywood Reporter quote of Van…
"Thank you, five" (or "Thank you, 5") is a theater saying that has been printed on many images. A stage manager walks around just before the opening curtain and says, "Five…
"Thank you, five" (or "Thank you, 5") is a theater saying that has been printed on many images. A stage manager walks around just before the opening curtain and says, "Five…
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) was part of an acting family and was known as one of Broadway's most famous actresses. The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located at 243 West 47th Street in Manhattan.…
"That's show business" (also "That's show biz" or "That's showbiz") means something similar to "That's life!" -- there's bad along…