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The Joke Show
by Rayann Shah
Read by Tim House and Ann Gary
One day Rayann, Iman, and Ibrahim were walking. They found a poster for a comedy show and they all signed up.
On the day of the comedy show, the host, Carly, said, “Welcome everyone! I hope you have a nice time with our fun jokes. Please turn off all technology so we can enjoy the show. Now please give a round of applause for Rayann!!!”
Rayann got up on the stage.
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RAYANN: What's the difference between a guitar and a fish?
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AUDIENCE: I don’t know, what?
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RAYANN: I don’t know. I was hoping you would know.
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AUDIENCE: Oh. Hahahaha!
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RAYANN: What did the dino get from working out?
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AUDIENCE: What?
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RAYANN: A dino-sore.
Ba-dum-TSS!
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AUDIENCE: HAHAHAHAHA!
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RAYANN: (in a British accent) Here’s how to prank your friend if they keep eating your Oreos. Next time you bring Oreos to school, instead of putting cream in the cookies, put glue. Watch as they eat your pranked Oreo. Then dump water on them for trying to eat your Oreo!
I won’t do this in real life. This is just for the laughs (pause for laughter).
Knock knock.
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AUDIENCE: Who’s there?
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RAYANN: Hoo.
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AUDIENCE: Hoo who?
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RAYANN: You’re an owl!
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AUDIENCE: Hahahaha!
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RAYANN: Knock knock.
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AUDIENCE: Who's there?
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RAYANN: Amos.
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AUDIENCE: Amos who?
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RAYANN: A mosquito bit my arm!
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AUDIENCE: Hahahaha!
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RAYANN: Knock knock.
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AUDIENCE: Who’s there?
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RAYANN: Andy.
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AUDIENCE: Andy who?
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RAYANN: And he bit me again!
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AUDIENCE: HAHAHA! Double joke!
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CARLY: And we are done with Rayann! Now onto Iman.
IMAN: What do people call the boy who cried wolf? ...a ba-a-ad boy!
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AUDIENCE: Hahahaha!
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IMAN: Here is another good one. What can you always count on when something goes wrong?
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AUDIENCE: What?
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IMAN: YOUR FINGERS!!!
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AUDIENCE: BWAHAHAHAHA!
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IMAN: Oh, and another funny one! What did the dog say after coming back home from the flea circus?
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AUDIENCE: What?
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IMAN: I THINK I TOOK THE WHOLE CIRCUS HOME!!!
AUDIENCE: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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IMAN: A man went to the doctor, and the doctor said, ‘You need to work out!’ The man said okay. A few weeks later, the man came back and said, ‘Here is my homework! I even did it outside like you asked.’ The doctor said, (facepalm).
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CARLY: GREAT JOB IMAN! WOOOOOHOOO! Time to go to Ibrahim!
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IBRAHIM: A funny fact: if time is money, isn't an ATM a time machine?
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IBRAHIM: Why did the teddy bear say no to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving?
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AUDIENCE: Why?
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IBRAHIM: It was STUFFED!!!!
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AUDIENCE: HAHAHAHA!
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IBRAHIM: What do you get when you see a vampire outside in winter?
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AUDIENCE: What?
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IBRAHIM: FROSTBITE!
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AUDIENCE: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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IBRAHIM: Six pickles fell out of a jar. What did one pickle say to the other?
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AUDIENCE: What?
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IBRAHIM: Just dill with it.
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IBRAHIM: Why was the little baby raspberry sad?
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AUDIENCE: Why?
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IBRAHIM: Because his parents were in a jam.
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AUDIENCE: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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CARLY: AND THAT'S A WRAP FOR THE SHOW!!! Goodbye, and good evening to everybody!
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Illustration by Rayann Shah
(A few weeks after the joke show…)
Ding dong!
“I’LL GET IT!” said Rayann. “Whoa, guys, take a look at this!”
“What does it say?” said Iman.
“It says, 'Hello, Iman, Rayann, and Ibrahim. As you see, there are three envelopes with your names on them. Inside each envelope is $100,000,000 for you because you participated in our joke show. We knew it would be kinda disappointing to win no prize, so everybody who participated in the show gets $100,000,000! Hope you enjoy this gift. Spend it on whatever you want! Sincerely, Carly’."
“THIS IS AWESOME!!!” yelled Iman, Ibrahim, and Rayann.
“OMG, this is amazing. I can't believe it!” said Iman.
“OMG, this is so kind it is unbelievable,” said Rayann.
“This is EPIC!!!!” said Ibrahim.
“Let's write her a note back,” said Rayann.
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Dear Carly,
Thank you so much for this. You are a great host! We will come back next year for whatever prompt, or whatever you have next. Again, thank you so so so so so much.
Sincerely,
The Three Shahs
My name is Rayann. I am 9 years old. I like to make stories and things like that. Three words to describe me are creative, funny, and crazy.