From the Daily News:
Here's an antidote to economic angst that won't break the bank: Jason the Joke Guy from Astoria, Queens, who tells jokes for a dollar in Central Park.
The 40-by-30-inch sign he carries proclaims, "Laughter Guaranteed."
He even offers refunds.
What do you call Chewbacca when he's working with clay?
"Harry Potter," Jason Schneider, 26, quipped for tourists from Pittsburgh who tossed a greenback into his neon green money bucket over Labor Day weekend. They laughed.
Who did the promiscuous cow sleep with?
"Udderly everyone," he zinged. Another laugh.
What do you call a seeing-eye cow? "Hamburger helper," he added. They laughed again.
The al fresco funnyman is at the park almost every day. He stands on the tree-shaded, midpark Mall by a bench with a plaque that reads: "When there is no wind, row," a saying of author George Plimpton's.
"That's exactly what I'm doing because I couldn't get a job," Schneider said during down time.
Can't imagine why. Reminds me of a frequent punny commenter on this site.
13 comments:
I think this guy is almost good enough to perform at one of those no name comedy venues they advertise to the tourists at time sq.
Jason the Joke Guy from Astoria, Queens,
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No, he is not "from" Astoria. Merely living there for a few months during his extended NYC adventure-vacation.
"No, he is not "from" Astoria. Merely living there for a few months during his extended NYC adventure-vacation."
DEFINITELY, there's no way you can possibly pay rent and afford to live in Astoria by simply "telling jokes".
Obvious trustfunder just seeking attention and it's amazing that the newspaper has even wasted time on this vacationer.
Telling jokes in Astoria? Just tell a local official or community board person a quality of life issue.
The laughter is hearty indeed.
Big deal. The funniest comic I ever saw was in Washington Square park. They used to hve tons of comics there and they were NYC natives!
If he makes you cry, does he pay you a dollar?
>>If he makes you cry, does he pay you a dollar?
If he makes you orgasm, he does!
""brings his firearm to NYS and NYC""
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George: Ted Nugent no longer plays concerts in NYS-NYC because of the commie gun laws.
All the guys have guns on the tourbus and on person.
No great loss his concerts now suck (they are 50% BS talking and no music) -- I'm just saying
Big freaking deal. He's resourceful and funny. His jokes don't make my economy any better. And I don't give a rats ass if u don't like my analogy. So bite me if u have a comment/thought other than my own. Grow the fuck up.
Go to a CB 1 meeting in the House of Pissstilli in Astoria.
The way the locals let themselves be shoved around is so funny you want to cry.
One of the biggest "jokes" in Ass-toria is the Vallone family!
They've been butt f-----g the voters for decades but those S&M dummies keep on re-electing them to office.
Obvious trustfunder just seeking attention and it's amazing that the newspaper has even wasted time on this vacationer.
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Now that's not a fair assumption to make! You don't even know if that's true. And even if he did have a trustfund, it might not be worth a lot. Just because some people have trust funds, we don't all necessarily have a lot of money. it's not as if Bill Gates was my dad.
This guy doesn't have a trust fund. I know. Don't be a hater or are you jealous that he had a creative ides.
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