Q 01/05

Which surreal one-liner comedian from Saint Paul performed in sunglasses with long hair covering his face?

A) Steven Wright

B) Mitch Hedberg

C) Demetri Martin

D) Emo Philips

Answer · why

B) Mitch Hedberg

He had cameos in Almost Famous and Lords of Dogtown and died of an accidental overdose in 2005, aged 37.

Q 02/05

Which deadpan comedian won an Oscar for the 1988 short 'The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'?

A) Mitch Hedberg

B) Steven Wright

C) Rodney Dangerfield

D) Henny Youngman

Answer · why

B) Steven Wright

The 30-minute film co-starred Rowan Atkinson, and Wright later picked up two Emmy nominations as a producer of Louie.

Q 03/05

'Take my wife... please!' was the signature line of which comedian, the 'King of the One-Liners'?

A) Milton Berle

B) Jackie Gleason

C) George Burns

D) Henny Youngman

Answer · why

D) Henny Youngman

He said the line began as a misunderstanding when he asked a stagehand at a radio show to take his wife to her seat.

Q 04/05

Which comedian's act revolved around the line 'I get no respect!'?

A) Jackie Mason

B) Professor Irwin Corey

C) Rodney Dangerfield

D) Buddy Hackett

Answer · why

C) Rodney Dangerfield

Born Jacob Cohen, he performed as Jack Roy before adopting the stage name, and his 1980 album No Respect won a Grammy.

Q 05/05

Which deadpan comedian delivers one-liners with drawings on a 'large pad' and guitar, harmonica or glockenspiel?

A) Bo Burnham

B) Demetri Martin

C) Nick Thune

D) Zach Galifianakis

Answer · why

B) Demetri Martin

In one show his comedian friends acted out his stories in fairy and dragon costumes while he strummed.