Who said “The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles.”?

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Garrison Keillor. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceWe Are Still Married : Stories & Letters (1989), p. xvi

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Keillor, G. (n.d.). The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3998-the-funniest-line-in-english-is-get-it/

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Keillor, Garrison. “The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3998-the-funniest-line-in-english-is-get-it/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Keillor, Garrison. “The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3998-the-funniest-line-in-english-is-get-it/.