Episode
1724: "The History of Yo Mama Jokes"
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- Interesting Things with JC
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- Jul 25, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 164
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Summary
Interesting Things with JC #1724: "The History of Yo Mama Jokes" – A "Yo Mama" joke appears on a Babylonian clay tablet from about 1500 BC, showing that one of today's most familiar insults was already making people laugh thousands of years before playgrounds, stand-up comedy, or the internet.