Is there a Japanese equivalent of knock-knock jokes? For those (non-natives, etc.) who maybe aren't familiar, knock-knock jokes are one of the lowest, most basic forms of American "comedy". They follow this format: > * A: Knock, knock > * B: Who's there? > * A: [Something] > * B: [Something] who? > * A: [Dumb punchline] > Here's an example: > * A: Knock, knock > * B: Who's there? > * A: "Boo" > * B: "Boo" who? > * A: It's just me, you don't have to cry. → > > "Boo" whoBoo hooBoo hoo[]{} > You can make up just about anything and fit it into the format of a knock-knock joke. So does Japanese have some similar ubiquitous format for making easy "jokes"?

I don't think there are any call-and-response jokes in Japanese, which is sort of an important feature of knock-knock jokes. As for jokes, which follow a particular pattern, there are simple plays on words, which everyone knows and which involve two words or phrases, which are (at least quasi-)homophones, usually at the beginning and at the end of a sentence, which when read without distinguishing the homophones are preferably some sort of tautology (e.g. ) or simply unintelligible (e.g. ). Some all-time favourites

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They are of a similar standard and similar to knock-knock jokes in that everyone gets the joke (or what's left of it) and everyone knows at least a couple of them. Also, everyone is free to make up their own.