Car comedy is not something you see a lot of today. Reader Sid Bridge delivers some real auto laughs daily and Canopysaurus also has some great one-liners, but did you know that Eddie Murphy had some good car jokes back in the day?
This morning, Jason wrote a Cold Start about the futuristic cars of the 1980s with voice-based alert systems. These things were a bit silly, but really rad. Cars with voices were such a big deal that, in 1982 when a now legendary Eddie Murphy was early in his career, he did a stand-up routine about it. From D-dub:
If you’re of an age that you remember these systems, then you also remember Eddie Murphy’s stand-up routine about them.
“turn off your fucking lights. wtf, you blind and deaf?”
MaximillianMeen followed it up:
“Hey, man! Somebody stole your battery. I say we go get the mutherfucker.”
Here’s a clip so you can hear it for yourself, the action begins at the 5 minute mark.
Here’s another from CUlater:
When is a door not a door? When a door is ajar. Endless entertainment for young adult me back then. The wonders of technology!
Today, Thomas wrote about the electrified cars that lose tax credits this year. One of them was a Lincoln…wait, a Lincoln what? From Church:
I bet you forgot the … Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring existed
Nope. I NEVER knew it existed.
Poor Lincoln, it’s barely holding onto relevance. Speaking of Sid Bridge, this response to the latest Project Cactus update is a giggle:
I’m going to “cark it at mate’s farm” is going to be my new euphemism for something. I don’t know what yet, but that phrase is begging to be a euphemism.
Have a great weekend!
(Topshot screenshot: Carson Entertainment Group/YouTube)
Somebody, probably SNL?, Did an entire skit with a talking New Yorker (car) that talked like a New Yorker (person)
Thanks for the love. I’m so excited, I could just cark it at mate’s farm!
Early Eddie Murphy was the SHIT. Really, 1980’s, cocaine fueled comedy was the shit.
Question for Sir Edward: if somebody stole the battery, how does the voice function work?
When I think of standup comedians and car jokes, I think of Cosby and “200 mph”. Eddie Murphy’s stuff aged better, though (much in the way Murphy himself aged better).
Or Cosby in his VW bug in San Francisco. “Just go around you idiot, just go around”.
Cat Williams has been keeping the car jokes alive.
Lincoln makes me sad, because it seemed like they were turning things around when they moved to their current design. Then they dropped the Continental… Then they stagnated yet again.
It’s like Ford has ADHD – They suddenly remember Lincoln exists, invest a bunch into it, then get distracted by the next shiny…
At least Ford only has two brands to manage. Meanwhile, Stellantis…
Uh, are you forgetting “Mustang”?
“Sales didn’t double in two years? Guess we never shoulda tried!”
Get back in your Goonie Goo Goo mobile and get the fuck outta here.
You missed me bitch!
I once asked Matt when he was with J-nik if he could find the oldest joke in the automotive industry. After a couple of weeks he said he found it and emailed me.
What’s the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? The porcupine has the pricks on the outside! Thanks Matt.
Dang whippersnappers, implying a joke from the eighties is ancient! I’m trying to not go off half-cocked before building a full head of steam like a politician getting cranky at the lack of a kick back!
“Hon, did you take THE car?” –Karl Benz (true story, legend has it that his wife borrowed the prototype without permission and drove it to her mom’s for the day)
To “cark it” means to die, ie Lewin’s ignition coil died when he was at his friend’s farm. It’s British slang too.
So, in American speak, that’s buying the farm at the farm??