Take my punchline, please!

Great comedic media minds think alike – that or someone’s pulling a Sparky Polastri and selling recycled jokes to gullible headline writers. Laura Bush’s stand-up routine at this past weekend’s White House Correspondents’ dinner has single-handedly given Henny Youngman more play than he’s had in years. But come now, Daily News – twice in the same issue? Take this copy editor, please!

Take my President, please! [Slate]
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Take my First Lady, please! [NYDN]
Take my Mother-in-Law, please! [NYDN]
Take My Husband. Please! [WaPo]

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