--- title: "9 Joke Thing Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Joke Thing quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Joke Thing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing-896961_896961.png" --- > [A joke's a very serious thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-churchill/a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing/) [Charles Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-churchill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing-896961_896961.png) > [A joke is a very serious thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/winston-churchill-95_comedy_a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing-679330_679330.jpg) > [When you haven't got a job, a joke is about the only thing that's free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-beaufoy/when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-about-the-only-thing-that-s-free/) [Simon Beaufoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-beaufoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/simon-beaufoy-15168_about_when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-abo_3038968.jpg) > [That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-o-casey/that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-joke-as-a-serious-thing-and-a/) [Sean O'Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-o-casey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/sean-o-casey-13185_irish_that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-j_971389.png) > [It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/it-was-that-famous-joke-what-s-the-last-thing-the-drummer-said-before/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/dave-grohl-1713_band_it-was-that-famous-joke-what-s-the-last_866009.png) > [A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-eastman/a-joke-is-not-a-thing-but-a-process-a-trick-you-play-on-the-listener/) [Max Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-eastman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/max-eastman-21861_comedy_a-joke-is-not-a-thing-but-a-process-a-tr_3020622.jpg) > [People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-chong/people-try-to-put-ownership-on-things-that-s-mine-that-s-my-joke-no/) [Tommy Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-chong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/tommy-chong-4039_chaplin_people-try-to-put-ownership-on-things-th_31430.png) > [When I was a kid and getting paid to stand in front of a camera. I used to spend a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/when-i-was-a-kid-and-getting-paid-to-stand-in-front-of-a-camera-i/) [Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/sterling-hayden-11137_camera_when-i-was-a-kid-and-getting-paid-to-sta_769879.png) > [Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-churchill/great-use-they-have-when-in-the-hands-of-one-like-me-who-understands/) [Charles Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-churchill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_great-use-they-have-when-in-the-hands-of_616991.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/joke-thing/#itemlist", "name": "Joke Thing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A joke's a very serious thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Churchill" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-churchill/a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing-896961_896961.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing-896961_896961.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/charles-churchill-7400_comedy_a-joke-s-a-very-serious-thing-896961_896961.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A joke's a very serious thing.” — Charles Churchill", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A joke is a very serious thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winston Churchill" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/winston-churchill-95_comedy_a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing-679330_679330.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/winston-churchill-95_comedy_a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing-679330_679330.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/winston-churchill-95_comedy_a-joke-is-a-very-serious-thing-679330_679330.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A joke is a very serious thing.” — Winston Churchill", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you haven't got a job, a joke is about the only thing that's free.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Simon Beaufoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-beaufoy/when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-about-the-only-thing-that-s-free/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/simon-beaufoy-15168_about_when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-abo_3038968.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/simon-beaufoy-15168_about_when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-abo_3038968.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/simon-beaufoy-15168_about_when-you-haven-t-got-a-job-a-joke-is-abo_3038968.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you haven't got a job, a joke is about the only thing that's free.” — Simon Beaufoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sean O'Casey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-o-casey/that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-joke-as-a-serious-thing-and-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/sean-o-casey-13185_irish_that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-j_971389.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/sean-o-casey-13185_irish_that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-j_971389.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/sean-o-casey-13185_irish_that-s-the-irish-all-over-they-treat-a-j_971389.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.” — Sean O'Casey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 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