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Henry " Henny " Youngman (16 March 1906 – 24 February 1998) was a British-born American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please". In a time when many comedians told elaborate anecdotes, Youngman's routine consisted of telling simple one-liner jokes, occasionally with ...
The judge says "You've been brought here for drinking." The drunk says "Okay, let's get started. Henny Youngman. Drinking, Beer, Drunk. 106 Copy quote. My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. Henny Youngman. Good Life, Grandma, Drinking.
- Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who’ll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you’re in the wrong house, that’s what it means.
- A Jewish woman had two chickens. One got sick, so the woman made chicken soup out of the other one to help the sick one get well.
- If at first you don’t succeed… so much for skydiving.
- Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport.
Henny Youngman. Actor: Goodfellas. A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store. Naturally funny, he moonlighted in show business as the leader of a ...
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Henny Youngman. Actor: Goodfellas. A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store.
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Feb 25, 1998 · Henny Youngman was born on March 16, 1906, in London, where he was named Henry Youngman. (''I was so ugly when I was born,'' he later said, ''the doctor slapped my mother.'') His father, Yonkel ...
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Nov 6, 2017 · Henny Youngman. (Comedian) Henry “Henny” Youngman was a comedian cum violinist who made one-liners famous in an era when lengthy anecdotes were the norm in comedy. The celebrated columnist Walter Winchell called him the ‘King of One-Liners’ who never depended upon elaborate jokes to make the audience laugh. His one-liners were extremely ...
