Daily Joke: The Mime Who Became a Gorilla A Hilarious Zoo Joke

One day, an out-of-work mime tries to make a little cash by performing outside a zoo. As a crowd starts to gather, a zookeeper rushes over, grabs him, and drags him into the office.

The zookeeper explains that the zoo’s star attraction—a gorilla—has suddenly died, and he’s worried attendance will drop. He offers the mime a temporary job: put on a gorilla suit and fill in until they get a replacement. Desperate for work, the mime agrees.

The next morning, the mime suits up and enters the gorilla enclosure. It turns out to be the best job he’s ever had. He sleeps, plays around, mocks visitors, and draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a street performer.

After a while, though, the audience loses interest. Bored of swinging on tires, the mime notices the lion in the next cage getting more attention. Not wanting to be outshone, he climbs to the top of his enclosure, crawls over the divider, and hangs above the lion’s cage. The lion roars in rage—but the crowd loves it.

That evening, the zookeeper gives the “gorilla” a raise. This continues for weeks: bigger crowds, bigger paychecks, and nonstop taunting of the lion.

Then one day, disaster strikes. While dangling over the lion, the mime slips and falls into the cage. Terrified, he runs in circles as the lion prepares to attack. Panicking, the mime starts screaming, “HELP! HELP ME!”

The lion leaps, pins him to the ground, leans in close, and whispers:

“Shut up, you idiot. Do you want us both fired?”