old gag

Examples (10)

• It's just an old gag, but it still made everyone laugh.
• The host opened with that old gag to warm up the crowd.
• Don't wheel out the same old gag at every meeting.
• She recycled an old gag, and the audience groaned.
• We've heard that old gag a thousand times before.
• He fell back on an old gag when his new material bombed.
• That old gag never fails to break the ice at family dinners.
• Why did they trot out the old gag again during the presentation?
• By now, the old gag has lost its charm for most viewers.
• If you keep relying on that old gag, people will tune out.