Warren Buffett Should Do Stand Up

CNBC's Squawk Box anchor Joe Kernan gets taken down when he tries to joke with Warren Buffett. When talking about a failed $22 billion deal, Buffett compared it to being hung by a girl, and then Kernan tried to joke with Buffett about it. The take down is below. "When a girl hangs up on me once I try again," Buffett explained. "Well when you call back and her husband answers normally that puts a damper on things, eh Warren?" Kernan asked. "It's certainly been tough when I call your house," Warren said. Hat tip to Business

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Ben Bernanke the Comedian

Do you hear them laugh at my jokes? I killed it. When I was asked about what I thought of Paul Giamatti portrayal of me in "Too Big to Fail" I said, "I didn't see that movie, but I saw the original." The crowd loved it. Oh yeah, I had another zinger, when I was asked about the dissension at the federal reserve meetings, all 18 of us sitting around a table. I said, "If there are two people that agree on a committee, then one of them is redundant." Zing. Take that Seinfeld. See ya kids. I'm off to trim

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