A classic joke about accordion players was printed in Herb Caen's column in the San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, on March 22, 1993: "Comedian Ronnie Schell at the Washbag Thurs. night,…
"Comedian" has nothing to do with a "median," but there are "co-median" jokes. "Statistical inference joke - why are two medians in a single data set funny?…
"Santapplause" (Santa Claus + applause) is a Christmas portmanteau word. "Broadway Santapplause" was used by New York-born gossip columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) in 1946.…
Drummers have been the subject of many jokes. One popular joke is: Q: What doyou call someone who hangs out with musicians?A: A drummer. It's not known who first told the joke, but the joke…
A band/orchestra riddle is: Q: What do you do when you don't have any rubber bands?A: See if you can find a plastic orchestra. The joke was posted on a Laffy Taffy wrapper by at least 2005.…
A cow riddle is: Q: What do you get from a cowmedian?A: Cream of wit. A "cowmedian" is a "cow-comedian." The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Cream…
A riddle about drummers is: Q: What do you get if you cross a drummer with a musician?A: A bass player. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1991. 27 July 1991, New Musical Express,…
A music riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a lamp with a violin?A: You get light music. The "light music" pun has been cited in print since at least 1999. 13 July 1999, Home News…
A yam riddle is: Q: "What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?A: A yam session> The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. 24 December 1996, Chicago (IL)…
A trumpet riddle is: Q: What do you get if you cross a trumpet and a serpent?A: A snake in the brass. "What do you get if you cross a python with a saxophone? A snake in the brass" --…
A piano riddle is: Q: What do you get if you drop a piano on a child?A: A flat minor. "RT @nessie111: Drop a piano on a kid and you've a flat minor" was posted on Twitter by…
McDonald's fast food restaurants have offered green "Shamrock Shakes" for St. Patrick's Day since 1970. A riddle is: Q: What do you get when you do the Irish jig at…
A popular piano joke is: Q: What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft?A: A flat miner. The "miner"/"minor" pun has been cited in print since at least 1975. “What…
A popular piano riddle is: Q: What do you get when you drop a piano on an army base? A: A flat major. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1977. "What do you get when you drop a…
A joke about country music (cited in print since at least 1991) illustrates the sadness of much of the lyrics. "What do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your job back,…
New age music is incomprehensible to many people, hence the joke: Q: What do you get when you play a new age song backwards?A: You get a different new age song. The new age music joke has been…
A popular joke appeared in 1894 and was reprinted in many newspapers: "What did you think of my daughter's execution, Professor?" asked the fond mamma, as her fair daughter pounded…
"Tuba" sounds like "tube of." A riddle was printed in many newspapers in 1994: Q: What do you use to fix a broken tuba?A: A tuba glue! The riddle is often worded as this: Q: How…
Broadway actors (and many in regional theatre) are expected to perform eight shows a week. Stars are pushed to perform even when not fully healthy. American film actor Tom Hanks helped out at the…
A drummer riddle is: Q: What does a drummer use for contraception?A: His personality! The joke was posted on the newsgroup rec.music.christian on February 7, 1996. Google Groups:…