Which age is funnier: 39 or 40?
Clue: This is according to comic Jack Benny
Answer: 39. “The age jokes ... didn’t start until he was 55, and a nurse in a sketch asked him his age; he paused and said 36. It got a big laugh, so he remained 36 for the rest of the season. The following year, he was 37; in the next, 38. He decided to freeze at 39, because it’s a funnier number than 40.” (The answer is in black text on the black background. Highlight it to view.)
Citation: Garry Giddins,
Natural Selection (2006), p. 33