55 Funny Monkey Jokes

Seeing monkeys at the zoo is one of the highlights for me and I am sure for a lot of people. I wish I were as agile as a monkey, but I’m just turning into even more of an old man who tells dad jokes about monkeys instead.

So with that, swing over and grab one of these monkey puns I’ve curated over time. Share them with your friends or family and if you’ve got one to share, well throw it over to me in the comments!

Monkey puns

6. How did the gorilla know she was sick? She had a belly ape.
7. How do you stop an ape from charging? Get his credit card.
8. Why did the Gorilla fail its exam? He didn’t have the ape-titude.
9. How did the chimpanzees escape from the zoo? With a monkey wrench.
10. What do you call someone who takes care of baby monkeys? A bananny.

1. If there were no bananas, what fruit would monkeys choose? Ape-ricots.
2. What do monkeys get when they sunbathe? An orange-utan.
3. What’s are monkey’s favorite biscuits? Chocolate chimp cookies.
4. How do you get an escaped lion back into its habitat? You use a bargaining chimp.
5. What do you call a monkey that breaks the law? A crimeate.

11. Why did the thieves kidnap the monkey? Because they believed in gibbon take.
12. There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too? Monkey see, monkey do.
13. Why did the gorilla cross the road? She had to take care of some monkey business.
14. What’s the best time of year to see gorillas in the wild? Ape-ril.
15. How do you get a one-armed monkey out of a tree? Wave to it.

16. Two monkeys run a bath. One says, “ooh ooh ooh ah ah ah. The other says, “put some cold water in it.
17. What’s a monkey’s favorite kind of computer? An Ape-le mac.
18. What happens when you double cross a monkey? They go bananas.
19. What’s a monkey’s favorite teacher at Hogwarts? Professor Sn-ape.
20. What do you call a Chimpanzee that works in a bar? A monkey wench.

21. What do you call a monkey that’s in charge of its tree? A Branch Manager.
22. What do you call an angry monkey that loves fruit? Grr-ape.
23. What’s a monkey’s favorite game? Hangman.
24. What do you call a monkey who works in a call center? A who-rang-utang.
25. What’s invisible and smells like bananas? A fart of a monkey.

26. What do you call an angry monkey? Furious George.
27. Do monkeys like bananas? Ape-solutley.
28. What do you call an easily scared monkey? A chimp-pansy.
29. What’s a chimp’s favorite baked good? Banana bread.
30. What’s white and swings through the trees? A meranguetan.

31. Where should a monkey go if she loses her tail? To a re-tail-er.
32. What kind of key unlocks a banana? A monkey.
33. What do you call a monkey in a minefield? Baboom.
34. What do you call a monkey with a wand and a broomstick? Hairy Potter.
35. What’s kind of monkey will liven up a party? A funk-key.

36. What is a monkey’s favorite ballet move? The banana split.
37. Why did King Kong climb the Empire State building? Because he couldn’t fit in the lift.
38. If a monkey has 30 bananas in one hand and 40 bananas in the other hand, what does he have? Huge hands.

41. What did the baboon win at the beauty contest? She won beast of show.
42. What sort of monkeys feel unwell? Gor-ill-as.
43. What kind of underwear do monkeys wear? Chimpantsies.

46. What should you do if you find a gorilla sitting at your school desk? Sit somewhere else.
47. What do monkeys do for laughs? They tell jokes about people.
48. What d’you call a monkey with a banana in each ear? Anything you like, it won’t be able to hear you.
49. What did the monkey say after his tail got caught in the lawnmower? Won’t be long now.

Best monkey jokes

51. What do you call a monkey flying in the sky? A hot air baboon.
52. Where do baby monkeys sleep? In ape-ri-cots.
53. How do monkeys get down the stairs? They slide down the banana-ster.
54. What type of monkey should have eight legs? A spider monkey.
55. What’s a monkey’s favorite drink? Chimpan-tea.

56. Where do monkeys go to get their fast food? Burger Kong.
57. How do you make toast in the jungle? Put it under a Grilla.
58. What do you call a monkey who can’t keep a secret? A blab-boon.
59. What’s the difference between a poorly dressed monkey on a tricycle and a well-dressed monkey on a bicycle? Attire.
60. What kind of monkey likes seafood? A shrimpanzee.

If you want to hear more funny animal jokes, then check out these other great lists of funny jokes:

• Bee jokes
• Jokes about dolphins
• Dinosaur jokes for kids
• Funny dog puns