Words similar to joke

Example sentences for: joke

How can you use “joke” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

He must know that no one can be shocked when everyone's in on the joke, but he doesn't seem to want (or to be able) to step outside the camp aesthetic and play anything "straight."
To Lord Dewar (1864-1930), a British industrialist, is credited the joke that there are only two classes of pedestrians in these days of reckless motor traffic--the quick, and the dead.
(Insert Jay Leno joke here.)
The reaction of the other principals is widely reported: Clinton asked if the unexpected good news was an April Fools' joke.
(I don't have a joke here; I just wanted to give it more publicity.)