DICK JOKE

In comedy, a 'dick joke' (British English ''knob joke'') is a joke that makes either an indirect or a direct reference to a human penis, also less commonly used as an umbrella term for dirty jokes. The famous quote from Mae West, "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" is cited as an excellent example of a dick joke. Attitudes towards dick jokes amongst comedians vary. Some shun them. Others see them as a means of last resort, to obtain a laugh when all else fails.
The impact of this kind of joke, as with most humor, rests with the unspoken connotation, specifically in this joke set in a class in medical school:

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Further reading

Quotations

★ "When in doubt, go for the dick joke." — Robin Williams

★ "Shock! A knob gag." — Ben Elton

★ "Here's the deal, I editorialize for 40 minutes, the last 10 minutes, we pull our chutes and float down to Dick Joke Island together, ok?" — Bill Hicks, who also described his particular style of comedy as "Chomsky with dick jokes."

★ "You don't go to CNN for dick jokes; don't come here for hard hitting journalism." — Anthony Cumia

Further reading

★ The world loves a good Dick joke Ricky Blue

★ Sushi Restaurant Places Dick Joke Advertorial in The Onion

★ foul language Matt McDonald — McDonald opines that being a "dick joke comic" is "a slander", implying that the comic has "nothing but jokes about that one topic".