“Why do choruses travel so often?” (joke)
Choral groups and musicians travel a lot, leading to the joke: Q: Why do choruses travel so often? A: Keep assassins guessing. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. Jeff…
“Why do cows go to New York City?”/“To see the moosicals.”
A cow riddle about New York City is: Q: Why do cows go to New York CIty?A: To see the moosicals. "Q: What type of moo-vie do cows like best? A: Moo-sicals" was cited in 1994. "What…
“Why do we tell actors to ‘break a leg’?”/“Because every play has a cast.”
"Break a leg!" is a theatrical saying meaning -- somewhat oddly -- "Good luck!" A joke was posted on Twitter by Ralph Tetta on July 5, 2011: "In showbiz, they tell you to…
“Why don’t escalators and stairs have music like elevators?”
There is "elevator music," but usually no music for escalators or stairs. "Why dont escalators and stairs have music like elevators" was posted on Twitter by Sean on January 18,…
“Why don’t skeletons play music in church?”/“They have no organs.”
A skeleton riddle is: Q: Why don't skeletons play music in church?A: They have no organs. The popular Halloween riddle has been cited in print since at least 1992. The joke was used in the…
“Why is a violist like a terrorist?” (joke)
"Bowing" (how the bow is used on an orchestral stringed instrument) sounds the same as "Boeing" (the name of a company that manufactures airplanes). There is a joke about it: Q:…
“Why is it easy to give a speech to an audience of strippers?” (joke)
"Imagine the audience naked" is a saying about performing or giving a speech. A joke on this saying was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on October 19, 2017: Q: Why is it easy to give a…
“Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?”/“Because they can only use OneNote!”
Microsoft OneNote is a digital note-taking app. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 6, 2017: Q: Why is Microsoft so bad at writing music?A: Because they can only use OneNote! Wikipedia:…
“Why isn’t there any music in skeleton church?”/“No organs.”
A skeleton riddle is: Q: Why isn't there any music in skeleton church? A: No organs. The riddle was posted on Twitter by Halloweeniverse on October 31, 2011.…
“Why should people see bad pictures when they can stay at home and see bad television?”
Jewish Polish American film producer. Samuel Goldwyn, talking about about television's threat to movies, said at a panel discussion at Denver University in September 1950: "Why should…
“Why shouldn’t you run while playing bagpipes?”/“You could trip and get kilt.”
"Don't run with bagpipes. You could put an aye out. Or worse yet, get kilt" is a pun-filled piece of advice posted on Twitter by Justin Staggs Ⓥ on August 28, 2017.…
“Why was the pitcher from the moon of Endor cut from the baseball team?”/“Ewoked every batter.”
"Ewok" is a fictional species in the Star Wars universe, and the name sounds like "he walk." A baseball riddle is: Q: Why was the pitcher from the moon of Endor cut from the…
“Will I be able to play the banjo after surgery?” (joke)
AN old joke has a patient ask his doctor, “Will I be able to play the piano after the operation?” The doctor assures him "yes," and the patient says, "That's great! I was…
“Will I be able to play the piano after the operation?” (joke)
A popular piano joke has a patient ask a doctor, "Will I be able to play the piano after the operation?" "Certainly," the doctor replies. "That's great! I wan't…
“Women go to the theatre and men are brought there” (theatre adage)
It's long been known that women go to the theatre more often than men. Michael Colgan, artistic director of the Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, said in 2001: "I did coin that phrase…
“Would the makers of a movie about a flat earth accept a Golden Globe award?”
"Would the makers of a movie about flat earth accept a Golden Globe?" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Zach Stewart on January 8, 2019. "Would the makers of a movie about a…
“Wrote a play about weather, with 100 actors as clouds. It was overcast”
"Overcast" weather is when the sky is covered with clouds. An "over-cast" play has too many actors. There have been many "overcast" puns. "I had an audition for a…
“You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart”
"You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart" has been cited in print since about 2003 and quickly became one of the most-cited sayings about dance. The authorship of the saying is…
“You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere”
"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere" is a frequently cited quotation attributed to American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967), but it's not known…
“You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”
"You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish" was the title of REO Speedwagon's double platinum-selling 1978 album. The title is from an old riddle: "Question:…