The Last Laugh: 10 Funny People Who Went Out With a Joke on Their Tombstone
It’s going to take more than death to keep some people from being funny. These comedians, comic actors and writers wanted to go out with a joke. They used their tombstones as one last opportunity to get off a line so that they’ll still get a laugh out of anyone who visits their graves. Here are some Last Laughs.
Jack Lemmon
Jack knew that the grave would be his final appearance. So he wanted to get top billing over the ground.
Mel Blanc
We heard Mel Blanc say “That’s All Folks” so many times in the cartoons. This time he really meant it.
Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield didn’t expect to get much respect from the other people buried around him.
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker picked out the perfect epitaph for when she was cremated and her ashes interned in Baltimore. She chose “Excuse My Dust”.
George Burns
George Burns lived another 32 years after his wife and partner Gracie Allen passed away. After decades of working as a solo act, George used his and Gracie’s tombstone as an announcement that they were putting the act back together.
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen wanted his love of fart jokes to live on even after he was gone.
Spike Milligan
Irish comedian Spike Milligan insisted his tombstone carry the Gaelic message “Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite” meaning “I told you I was ill”.
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Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder wanted everyone to know that he was first and foremost a writer. He also saw the downside in that.
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs lived by the words on this tombstone, “Nothing In Moderation”. That apparently included death as well.
Jackie Gleason
The Great One, Jackie Gleason turned one of most enduring catchphrases into this epitaph. And away he went.
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