If you’re looking for a way to get your little ones giggling, look no further than these funny monkey jokes!
Whether your kids are fans of monkeys, Curious George, the Jungle Book, or just silly animal humor, these jokes are sure to tickle their funny bones.
From puns and one-liners to classic knock-knock jokes, we’ve rounded up the best monkey-themed humor to make your kids go bananas with laughter.
So get ready to monkey around with these funny jokes!
1. Why did the banana split? It saw a monkey coming.
2. What do you call a flying monkey? A hot air baboon.
3. Where do monkeys get their gossip? A: On the ape vine.
4. What do you call an angry monkey? Furious George
5. Why don’t monkeys play cards in the jungle? There are too many cheetahs!
6. What do you get when you cross a monkey and a skunk? A stinky monkey!
7. What do you call a monkey that loves chocolate? A choco-chimp!
8. What is a monkey’s favorite clothing store? Banana Republic
9. What is a monkey’s favorite book? Hairy Potter
10. What do monkeys sing at Christmas? Jungle Bells.
11. If there were no bananas, what fruit would monkeys choose? Ape-ricots.
12. What’s a monkey’s favorite kind of lap top? An Ape-le Mac
13. Why did the monkey take its banana to the doctors? It wasn’t peeling good.
14. What do you call a little monkey? A chimp off the old block.
15. What kind of a key opens a banana? A mon-key
16. What do you call a monkey that loves disco? A funky monkey!
17. Two monkeys are in the bath. One turns to the other and says, “Oooo ooo aah aahh!” The second monkey says, “Well, put some cold water in then!”
18. Why did the monkey go to space? To visit the planet of the apes!
19. Why was the monkey a terrible bus driver? Because he kept monkeying around with the steering wheel!
20. Why did the monkey break up with his girlfriend? Because she kept telling him he wasn’t her prime mate!
21. Why did the monkey break up with his girlfriend? She was too much of a cheetah!
22. Why did the monkey go to the art gallery? To see the ape-stract paintings!
23. What type of monkey is the best to go to a party with? A funky monkey!
24. What should you bring to a party in the jungle? Chimps and dip!
25. How did the chimpanzees escape from the zoo? With a monkey wrench.
26. What do you call a monkey with a PhD? A doctor-ape!
27. What’s the best time of year to see gorillas in the wild? Ape-ril.
28. What does a monkey wear when they are cooking? An ape-ron
29. What did the monkey say when he caught his tail in the door? It won’t be long now!
30. Why don’t monkeys eat potato chips? They prefer bananas that are ap-peeling!
31. What do monkeys call their best friends? Their prime mates.
32. Why did the monkey go to the playground? To play on the monkey bars!
33. What do you call a monkey that’s always taking selfies? A snap-chimp!
34. Why did the monkey go to the amusement park? To ride the monkey-go-round!
35. What do you call a monkey that loves to paint? An art-ape!
36. Why did the monkey go to the bakery? To get a loaf of monkey-bread.
37. What do you call a monkey at the North Pole? Lost.
38. Why did the monkey open a bakery? To make his famous chocolate chimp cookies.
39. What do you call a monkey that’s in charge of its tree? A Branch Manager!
40. Where do monkeys go for a drink? The monkey bars.
41. What does the monkey do at work? Take care of some Monkey business.
42. What’s the difference between a poorly dressed monkey on a tricycle and a well-dressed monkey on a bicycle? Attire.
43. Where do monkeys work out? At the jungle gym.
44. What does a monkey lawyer study? The law of the jungle.
45. What did the monkey say when he saw the banana peel? I’m slipping into something more comfortable!
46. Why did King Kong join the army? To become an expert in gorilla warfare!
47. Why did the spider monkey go on the computer? To search the web.
48. Knock, knock. Who’s there? Boo.Boo who? Don’t cry, it’s just me, monkeying around!
49. Knock, knock.Who’s there? Alpaca.Alpaca who? Alpaca the monkey, now let’s go!
50. Knock, knock.Who’s there? Juno.Juno who? Juno that monkeys love knock-knock jokes, right?
51. Knock, knock. Who’s there? Gladys.Gladys who? Gladys is me, who else could it be, silly monkey!
52. Knock, knock.Who’s there? Omar. Omar who? Omar goodness, I can’t believe I’m still knocking on this tree, let me in!
53. What’s a monkey’s favorite kind of bread? Banana bread!
54. What happens when you double cross a monkey? They go bananas.
55. Where should a monkey go if she loses her tail? To a re-tail-er.
Gorilla Jokes:
56. What do you call a gorilla that can sing? “Ape-ratic”!
57. Why did the gorilla join the circus? He wanted to learn “Ape-robatics”!
58. What’s a gorilla’s favorite store? The Ape-ple store.
59. Why did the 600-pound gorilla go to the therapist? He had a “heavy heart”!
60. What’s the first thing a gorilla learns in school? The ape b c’s
61. Why did the Gorilla fail its exam? He didn’t have the ape-titude.
62. What sort of monkeys feel unwell? Gor-ill-as.
We hope these hilarious monkey jokes tickled your funny bone and gave you a good laugh!
You might also be interested in 50 Mind-Blowing Monkey Facts Your Kids Will Love.
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