Geburtsdatum | Freitag, 16. März 1906 |
Geburtsort | England |
Todesdatum | Dienstag, 24. Februar 1998 |
Todesort | Manhattan |
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Beschreibung | Henry "Henny" Youngman (16. März 1906 - 24. Februar 1998) war ein britischstämmiger amerikanischer Komiker und Musiker, der für seine Beherrschung des "Einzeilers" berühmt war, sein bekanntestes Beispiel ist "Nimm meine Frau... bitte". In einer Zeit, in der viele Komiker ausführliche Anekdoten erzählten, bestand Youngmans Routine darin, einfache Einzeiler zu erzählen, die gelegentlich von Geigenspiel untermalt wurden. Diese schilderten einfache, cartoonartige Situationen, ohne langwierige Aufbauten und direkt auf die Pointe zu kommen. Der "König der Einzeiler", wie ihn der Kolumnist Walter Winchell nannte, brauchte für seine Auftritte nur 15 bis 20 Minuten, aber er erzählte Dutzende von Witzen in schneller Folge. |
If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.
What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money.
The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.
Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.
I played a great horse yesterday! It took seven horses to beat him.
I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock.
My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City?
When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays.
This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!
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.
She's been married so many times she has rice marks on her face.
I know a man who doesn't pay to have his trash taken out. How does he get rid of his trash? He gift wraps it, and puts in into an unlocked car.
If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.
My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash.
