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. → さぁ〜〜〜むッ！  
>  
>  注：「"Boo" who」とは「Boo hoo」の同音で、「Boo hoo」とは英語の泣き[喚]{わめ}きの擬声語。
>

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.
いぬがいぬ) or simply unintelligible (e.g. でんわにだれもでんわ). Some all-time favourites

>   * [布団]{ふ・とん}が吹っ飛んだ。
>   * ゴキブリの動きぶり。
>   * 電話に誰もでんわ。
>   * この鶏肉取りにくい。
>   * [生姜]{しょう・が}ないからしょうがない。
>   * 犬がいぬ。
>   * イルカはいるか。
>

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.




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.
いぬがいぬ) or simply unintelligible (e.g. でんわにだれもでんわ). Some all-time favourites

>   * [布団]{ふ・とん}が吹っ飛んだ。
>   * ゴキブリの動きぶり。
>   * 電話に誰もでんわ。
>   * この鶏肉取りにくい。
>   * [生姜]{しょう・が}ないからしょうがない。
>   * 犬がいぬ。
>   * イルカはいるか。
>

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.

