Monkey Jokes for Kids
Read these monkey jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.
Jokes to read aloud
What do you call a Monkey in a tree?
A Branch Manager!
Why don't monkeys play cards in the jungle?
There are too many cheetahs there!
What should you bring to a party in the jungle?
Chimps and dip!
How do monkeys share news?
Through the ape-vine.
What key won't open any door?
A mon-key!
What kind of a key opens a banana?
A monkey!
Why did the monkey like the banana?
Because it had appeal!
Where does a baby ape sleep?
In an apricot!
What did the banana say to the monkey?
Nothing, bananas can't talk!
What do monkeys wear when they are cooking?
Ape-rons!
What do you call a monkey with a wand?
Hairy Potter!
Where does a 2,000 pound gorilla sit?
Anywhere it wants!
What do you call a 2,000 pound gorilla?
Sir!
What kind of monkey flies?
A hot air baboon!
What do you call a monkey that sells potato chips?
A chipmunk!
If twenty monkeys run after one banana, what time is it?
Twenty after one!
How do monkeys get down the stairs?
They slide down the banana-ster!
What side of a monkey has more hair?
The outside.
Try the wordplay
Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.
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