Who’s there? Ice cream! Ice cream who? Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for Halloween! Annie Who? Annie thing you can do, I can do better. Woo who? Don’t get so excited, it’s just a joke. Voodoo who? Voodoo you think you are asking all these questions? Who’s there? Police Police who? Police let us in, it’s cold out here! Gladys, who? Gladys the weekend - no homework! Alien who? Just how many aliens do you know? RELATED: 20+ Hilarious Hanukkah Jokes To Last You Eight Days And Nights So with that in mind, we’ve gone ahead and rounded up the absolute best knock, knock jokes for every occasion, holiday, and sense of humor.

During the Great Depression, people shared knock knock jokes to feel better about the times. Unfortunately, no one would officially pick up on the magic of this comedic phrase until the 1930s. It was one of the first instances of a call and response kind of joke. In his play, Macbeth, Act II, Scene III, a drunken porter knocks on the door to speak with three imaginary guests. In fact, the first one may have been written by William Shakespeare. Whatever it may be, knock knock jokes seem to always knock it out of the park. (Shh, don’t tell anyone, but there’s also a genre of dirty knock knock jokes for the adults in the room.) Perhaps it’s the nostalgia factor in that they remind us of playground giggles or that they’re so easy to memorize, tweak, and retell. Part-pun, part- riddle, these clean and kid-friendly jests are always a crowd pleaser.

Knock, knock jokes are a classic, sure-fire way to elicit hysterical laughter from kids and adults alike.

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