In Red Skelton‘s monologue in A Royal Command Performance, he tells the following joke. It’s the story of a person caught in a flood, who’s convinced — The Lord will take care of me … Very true, with a very good point!
The Lord will take care of me … [joke]
Red Skelton jokes on hospitals and doctors – a variety of jokes on hospitals, hospital gowns, and doctors from his opening monologue on The Red Skelton Show
Red Skelton jokes on hospitals and doctors
The Red Skelton Show is an American television comedy/variety show that ran from 1951 to 1971. To a generation of viewers, it was a weekly institution. Although associated with CBS, where it appeared for more… The Red Skelton Show
Gambling You know, I know one fellow down in Vegas who did pretty well this year. He came to town in a $10,000 Cadillac, and he went home in a $50,000 bus. For those who… Red Skelton jokes on Las Vegas
George Appleby is the ultimate henpecked husband. In addition to holding down (at least) one full-time job, he does the cooking, cleaning, sewing, etc. around the house. None of which is to the satisfaction of his bossy wife, Clara.
George Appleby, the henpecked husband [Red Skelton Show]
Mrs. Skelton Quits as Wife, Stays on as Red’s Agent Comedian Says He’ll Keep Mouth Shut Now When He Hears of Her Divorce Move Originally published in the Philadelphia Post-Gazette, October 30, 1942 HOLLYWOOD, Oct.… Wife Divorcing Husband
From Red Skelton’s Avalon Time radio show, where Red reads the newspaper & uses it to tell newspaper headline jokes
Red Skelton – Newspaper headline jokes
People remember Red Skelton for his decades-long television series, as well as his long film career. But his rise to national prominence actually began on the radio. His first radio appearance was on Rudy Vallée’s The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour in 1937. Red joked with fellow comic Joe Cook about their respective home towns. The two were invited back two weeks later, and Red appeared again in November.
Avalon Time – Red Skelton’s first radio show
Red Skelton tells the running away from home joke as part of his opening monologue in Smokeless Sunday on the Red Skelton Show. Supposedly, his little boy Richie is telling his sister Valentina, (in his Mead Widdle Kid voice):
Running Away from Home [joke]
Deadeye was one of Red Skelton‘s characters that made the transition from his radio show to television. He was often Sheriff Deadeye, depending on the script. But, more often than not, he’d just gotten out of jail himself.
Sheriff Deadeye – Red Skelton’s cowboy character