who wrote this joke?

[Josh Casey]

I often wonder who wrote certain jokes that I've heard over the years from various performers.

One that came up in conversation yesterday was when a balloon animal pops, kids in the audience laugh, and the performer says, "don't laugh kid, that's how you got here".

So funny.

Anyone know when that was first said?

It's also interesting when people independently come up with the same joke. This is perhaps one of those?

[jesus]

"It's also interesting when people independently come up with the same joke. This is perhaps one of those?"


Not true, Gazzo wrote every joke and line there is. Just ask him.

[jeep caillouet]

Gazzo

Not true, Gazzo learned most all his jokes from Jim Cillini. I know cause I was there in New Orleans. I even use some of his lines today , that I learned from him in the late '70's too. Oh,I just had tea (beer)with Gazzo And He says hello to every one.

[Rachel Peters]

Just to set the record straight, I'm prrrrretty sure Robert wrote everything. ...not just jokes. Everything.

[jesus]

Holy Holy

Even the Bible.

[jeep caillouet]

sick

Yea Rachael,but Robert is so old that the dead sea wasn't even sick when he was born.

[Evan Young]

Scotty Meltzer has the best version in his stage routine. Maybe he was the first.

[jeep caillouet]

version

Evan, Scotty has the best version of what?

[Evan Young]

the joke this thread is about. Duh

[jeep caillouet]

Ka Pow

I've been Ka Powed!

[scot]

ha!?

[Butterfly Man]

in my own blood

I remember the day... there was me, Ghengis and Attila... we’d just finished stacking up a pyramid of skulls and I don’t know, I was bored ... so I started juggling them.

They both just stared at me ... then, after wiping blood off their face they said, "that's good Robert ... but can you write something funny" ...

[Stephon]

I remember watching a program called "Breaking the Magician's Code: Secrets of the Bible Revealed".

They were at a booth in a coffee shop, interviewing Jesus (Christ. Not the sword swallower), asking him about his early days as a street magician, and which of his tricks went over best with the audiences.

He took a long drag off his cigarette and said, "Definitely the Walking on Water bit. It killed."

"'Course, these days, everybody's doing my stuff and street performers are a dime-a-dozen. But back in the day, it was just John the Baptist, Butterfly Man, and me."

"Good times."

[Butterfly Man]

Moses was old but he still had some chops

I love fish, bread and wine as much as the next guy, so, Jesus was good, don't get me wrong ...


but John, well, he had such panache ... his tricks weren't the best but his crowd would literally wet themselves during each show.


Once when I was doing shows in Gallalie I wrote this line for Him:

"God loves you ... nobody else does."

[Stephon]

Yeah, I recall they mentioned that in the special--

Jesus: "Robert wrote some material for us. I thought it was strong, but nothing to lose your head over. Johnny, on the other hand. . ."