Take my wife, please

divorce advice and tales of woe

10
Jan
2008

I’ve been asked about the origin of the name “Take my wife, please”. It’s a classic comedy line from the stand up comedian Henny Youngman. You can see Henny here in this video for Comic Relief in 1986.

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The explanation for Henny’s classic one liner “Take my wife, please” can be found on Wikipedia:

Henny explained the origin of his classic line “Take my wife, please” as a misinterpretation: in the mid-1930s he took his wife to a show and asked the usher to escort his wife to a seat. But his request was taken as a joke, and Youngman used the line countless times ever after.

So there you have it, the origin of this domain name, take my wife… please.

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Comments

  1. TylerStDa Said,

    [..YouTube..] Now, I know no one is forcing me to watch this, but it is truly incredible that this guy has made a career out of this brand of “comedy.”

  2. LaughClub Said,

    [..YouTube..] Well folks, Woody Allen in an interview once said Youngman was the quintessential comedian. I’ll go with his opinion.

  3. ChicoEscuela Said,

    [..YouTube..] Take TylerStDa, please!

  4. weston271074 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Love the Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield uploads.
    You always come across their lines in humourous quote books.

    Have you got any more of these?

  5. weston271074 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Love the Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield uploads.You always come across their lines in humourous quote books.Have you got any more of these?

  6. secret103 Said,

    [..YouTube..] PS3 or xbox360? I bet you’d prefer the xbox360.

  7. secret103 Said,

    [..YouTube..] PS3 or xbox360? I bet you’d prefer the xbox360.

  8. gbtunes Said,

    [..YouTube..] to be honest i understood NONE!

  9. billygoyboy Said,

    [..YouTube..] Classic. The Great-ones have what’s known as “Class” Tyler!

  10. TietCanhVit Said,

    [..YouTube..] The last one is the best. hahahaha

  11. midnightcaller77 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Hey funny! And clean…

  12. mommykool Said,

    [..YouTube..] yea its incredibly hard to be funny and clean but he pulls it off and is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever heard!

  13. midnightcaller77 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Agreed! Modern comedy has been hijacked by nasty graphics passing as zaniness. I saw Joan Rivers at the Nugget in Reno. That old lady put forth the most gross and disgusting hour we had ever seen…

  14. mommykool Said,

    [..YouTube..] Ug I cannot stand her she is not funny and she is so annoying… I’m pretty sure shes plastic… Please tell me nobody laughed at her

  15. midnightcaller77 Said,

    [..YouTube..] I’m suprised she got this far. Boring, repulsive, inarticulate. And don’t under estimate just how gross she is. And I don’t mean cuss words. She references filthy body functions for laughs. Seeking something to say moment to moment, screaming and reminding all “I’m Jewish! I’m Jewish!” If that’s funny. Most of us got free tickets to her show with the room compliment. She’s gotta move up…just to be the pits!

  16. mommykool Said,

    [..YouTube..] Dude I wouldn’t take those tickets to Joan Rivers if I was paid… She thinks shes funny but shes horrible especially compared to Henny Youngman, which is true comedy.

  17. midnightcaller77 Said,

    [..YouTube..] As for true comedy, you still have a short ist of the funny folks around. Gone now, Groucho was all time king. For his 7-8 minute TV monologue, Jay Leno is my favorite. But in a club gig, chances are he caters to the gross as well. Being gross is easy and handy for the lazy comic. Since when is “snot” funny? See my point? What’s worse…I fear it’s here to stay!

  18. STRONGO39 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Corny Corny

  19. checkoutmyprofile Said,

    [..YouTube..] Happy Birthday for today.

  20. checkoutmyprofile Said,

    [..YouTube..] Happy Birthday for today.

  21. cutiedani21 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Henny Youngman is my uncle.

    I don’t care if you don’t believe me cause he is. He was part of the entertainment at my first birthday party. :) He was so cool, and funny.
    I am sad he died :(

  22. cutiedani21 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Henny Youngman is my uncle. I don’t care if you don’t believe me cause he is. He was part of the entertainment at my first birthday party. :) He was so cool, and funny.I am sad he died :(

  23. gurubomb Said,

    [..YouTube..] thats awesome

  24. yersi Said,

    [..YouTube..] grandma jokes

  25. hockeyplyr042 Said,

    [..YouTube..] Please respect a master!

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