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Who was the first comedian to say: "Take my wife...please take my wife!"

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Henny Youngman
"Henny explained the origin of his classic line "Take my wife, please" as a misinterpretation: in the mid-1930s he took his wife to a show and asked the usher to escort his wife to a seat. But his request was taken as a joke, and Youngman used the line countless times ever after."

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henny_Youngman

Aug 20 2009, 6:33 PM
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