These funny classical art memes take timeless works of art and turn them into modern-day jokes that are impossible not to laugh at.

It's funny because: Surrealism is a movement all about creating weird, illogical art. As this joke makes no sense, it is itself a surrealist work. It's on this list because: Banana.

From the corniest dad pun to the bleakest gallows humor, joke-writing is an art—and it's not just for standup comedians. To master this craft, you must know what makes people laugh, understand ...

The classic modern art of the 20th century now seems overbearingly high, heroic, serious, messianic. Contemporary art, by contrast, wants to play things in a lower, more knowing, more comical key.

In 2005, the History Channel dipped into the world of comedy documentaries with a two-hour special, History of the Joke, structured around the idea of looking for the world’s best joke.