lightbulb jokes
How many comedies
Lightbulb jokes are a category of humor following the formula "How many [group members] does it take to change a lightbulb?" The punchline mocks a perceived trait of that group: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but the lightbulb has to want to change.
The format proliferated in the 1970s and 80s, spawning countless variations targeting professions, nationalities, and stereotypes.
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- changeTo make different
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- blondeFair-haired person
dumb blonde · wattage · setup · corny · groan · riddle · how many · how many does it take · socket · dim · bright · polish · comedians · stupid · twist · absurd · stereotype · filament
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- jokespuns, one-liners, pun, one-liner, quips
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lightbulb jokesobservational humor
Comedy derived from noticing
observational comedy · stand-up comedy · improvisational comedy · shaggy dog stories · personal anecdotes
lightbulb jokesdry wit
Understated, ironic humor
intellectual humor · deadpan comedy · drawing room comedy · New Yorker cartoons · black comedy
lightbulb jokespuns
Jokes using sound similarities
wordplay · absurdist humor · anti-jokes · non sequiturs · situational comedy
lightbulb, joke, light, bulb, lights, bulbs, lighted, lighting, lighter