Heath Ledger dead: jokes here please

Photograph of Heath Ledger

Yes, Australian actor Heath Ledger is dead, possibly from a drug overdose. So now it’s time to collect all the jokes, ‘cos he can’t sue you for libel. Please add them in the comments.

Tasteless? Yes. Exploitative? Probably. Too soon for this? Yeah probably that too.

So why do it?

It’s an experiment…

More than a year after the event, a collection of jokes about Steve Irwin’s death is still one of the most heavily-visited pages on this website. More than half of the searches bringing people here are for Corey Worthington Delaney.

Tasteless is what you want, so tasteless is what you’ll get.

We’ll even throw in the phrases “heath ledger porn” and “heath ledger naked” to help things along. Index that, Google!

The comments will be moderated, but not heavily. They may take a while to show up because — oddly enough! — there are other things to do.

[Update: Scroll down to find the comments thingy. Try to spell properly. And if you're going to whinge that "It's too soon to make jokes," then at least suggest how long someone has to be dead before they're not sacred any more. And try to spell properly.]

[Update 27 January 2008: The two rules about relevance are now being enforced. Comments will not be published if (1) they repeat jokes which have already been posted, unless they're substantial improvements, or (2) they're just some anti-gay comment that doesn't have any relevance.]

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He was apparently scheduled to have a massage in his apartment this afternoon.

Guess he didn’t get the happy ending.

you’re all assholes, he died three hours ago! you could have waited a little to start this. or never put it up at all….

How did I know you were going to post this?

Damn… And I was looking forward to the heath ledger porn.

Katie: Read the blog post. Understand the context. Then again, it’s probably a bit much for you.

I did like how the NY Times originally reported that he was found in the apartment of one of the Olsen Twins. Too bad it was refuted — it would have raised a couple of interesting questions. RIP Heath.

whats black and white and hungry?

heath ledgers cat

guess ther won’t be a knights tale 2.

Chris Pirillo, on Heath Ledger’s death: This event should have been streamed.

At least, I think he was talking about Heath…

Apparently Heath Ledger tried to borrow a book on suicide from his local Library, but the librearian wouldnt let him take it, as she didnt think he’d bring it back….

Words last overheard in Heath Ledgers apartment.

“let’s massage some life into those stiff legs”

Heath ledgers as the joker was influenced by Brandon Lee in The Crow a little too much me thinks…

Debit one from the Heath ledger. (Thanks, AR, you know who you are…)

Accountants around the world today are in a state of panic.
It appears that they lost a Ledger.

Murray the Merkin

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Accountants from the new Batman movie are in a state of panic today. Reports indicate they have lost a Ledger. Police are looking for a man wearing a cowboy hat and Face paint.

Today, critics allegations were confirmed, Heath Ledger is a stiff actor.

They say he is a good actor but Heath Ledger’s last performance was a little hard to swallow.

Anyway, I don’t believe Heath Ledger ate all those pills to commit suicide… He was found in Mary Kate’s apartment. She’s anorexic so chances are the dude was just REALLY hungry……..

Accountants on the Batman set knew the ledger wasn’t well balanced!

He thought about jumping off the building but realised no-one was interested in seeing Brokeback again.

Britney Spears has got to be thinking, “Damn…how can I top this now?”

What has Heath and his role as the Joker got in common?

They both die young

Whats the difference between Neil Armstrong and Heath Ledger?
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon… Heath Ledger is dead…

Come on… Its harsh but its true…

This one is a visual pun……

Grim Repear stands with heath ledger in front of him and yells, “you morons, I said bring me the DEATH LEDGER”.

We’ve got to work this Batman angle a bit. Help me people.. We can do better than those below…

I don’t want to make false accusations, but sources say they saw a dark, shadowy figure (much like a man dressed as a large bat) leaving Heath’s building.

The ledger reads:
Batman 1
Joker 0

How can Batman defeat the Joker?
With a handful of sleeping pills.

Word is he was depressed. I guess he took “10 things I hate about you” a little too seriously…..

Wonder if his suicide note read, “10 things I hate about myself….”

(Ok, I went too far with those last two).

OK, we’re four hours into the process. Time to reflect…

There’s the core of some good jokes here, especially the ledger = accounting link. But I’m thinking the Batman movie angle is just a bit too short-attention-span. Yes, it’s a new movie, but that doesn’t link to anything else.

Some of the entries don’t have anything that’s specific to Heath Ledger, they could be about anyone. Poor.

Todd, your lame off-topic comment was deleted. Grow up.

Can’t you people spell?

heath ledger went to the doctors days earlier complaining of headaches…

the doctor gave him tablets to ingest two a day orally..

he was diaspointed they wern’t suppositories

riteo no more gay jokes i take it Stilgherrian

I explored the possibilities offered by blankets=wool=’dyed (died) in the wool Aussie’, but it feels a trifle forced.

‘Take 600 tablets and call me in the morning’? Nah.

‘He must have been swallowing those pills with Two Hands?’ Maybe, needs more work.

I got nuthin’ so far.

@Todd: Well, your first comment was deleted because it was just an attack on another poster.

I’ve allowed the second one through since it’s actually a joke, though not very good. Heath Ledger was straight, the character he played in one movie was gay. The delay was just me working through the queue (and having other things to do today).

“He must have been swallowing those pills with Two Hands?’ Maybe, needs more work”

Perhaps something about ” He was new to the sleeping pills, so thought ” Two hands for beginners”. Nah.

Anyone? Anyone?

(sorry if my spelling is off. I’m not learned good….)

Its rumored Heath Ledger might of actually died from alcohol poisoning…..

a few too many cock sucking cowboys!

just beat me too it.

I just received that one by text…… they are spreading.

I’ve noticed that the film posters for the marketing campaign for “The Dark Knight” (the new Batman film) have the following tagline on them:

“Why So Serious?”

I now suggest that also be the theme for his funeral.

What do Jake Gylennhal’s cherry and a bottle of Paxil have in common?

They both got popped by Heath Ledger.

THE CLOTHES HEATH WAS WEARING WERE RECENTLY PUT UP FOR AUCTION ON EBAY.. IT STATES THAT THELL’Y NEED TO BE WASHED A FEW TIMES TO GET THE DIE STAINS OUT OF THEM…

heath ledger starred in
” 10 pills i took without you’
man i love that joke!

Time for some quality control, I think… some rules!

  1. Jokes actually have to reference Heath Ledger in some way. Jokes like the one Gazza44 just posted, which could be about anyone, are not acceptable.
  2. Jokes with a gay reference but fail to distinguish between the actor and the character he played in Brokeback Mountain lose most of their points immediately. So that’s jrock’s out.

I won’t delete any that are already posted (unless I change my mind), but won’t post any future ones that don’t meet these basic criteria.

Press release from Warner Bros:

The studio has been worried about what to do with the next Batman movie now that one of the main draw cards has died, but some quick thinking was done and we are proud to announce the next installment in the series – The Dark Knight 2: Weekend at Heathies

Heath was murderred!
Somebody wanted to square the Ledger!

First Pavarotti, then our Heath,
After God got his Tenor he needed a Ledger

Heath Ledger has apparently died of an overdose.
Rumour has it, He got addicted to ‘crack’ after shooting Brokeback Mountain!

Sleeping pills =/= Two Handy Candy

OK, bad half-assed joke, but I got two film references in. I get some points for that right?

His latest role was “I’m Not There”.

Guess that applies to all his future film releases too….

End of the day for me — at least for now — so new commenters will not have their comments appear promptly at all. I’ll respond in detail to everything in about 12 hours from now.

Apparently it was a suicide…. he had been on the ‘ledge’ for a while…

Heath was found in Mary Kate Olsen’ apartment, he was visiting

what did he die of?

Starvation …….

“I just heard on TMZ that Heath Ledger will be playing the role of Bernie in “Weekend at Bernie’s 3.” His performance already getting Oscar talks.”

“When I was listing the 10 things I hate about him, being dead was #3.”

i dont know if you guys follow soccer or not but…

i think he took arsenals defeat to spurs a little bit hard, i mean 5-1 is bad but no need to top yourself

Batman: win by default.

Turns out Heath did not want to vote for Hillary or for Obama.

“What’s the difference between Heath Ledger, Steve Irwin, and Midnight Oil? They’re all Australian, but Midnight Oil’s career is dead. As opposed to Heath and Steve which are actually dead…..crikey.”

Ladies everywhere have finally found out how to pick up heath ledger ….. with a stretcher.

Apparently Heath Ledger recently got in an argument with the wardrobe consultant on the set of his new movie. He was really upset that the body bag was only available in green.

Peter Blaisdell

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Rumor has it that Heath Ledger will be appearing on Inside the Actors Studio next week via Ouija Board.

Rumor has it that Heath Ledger will be appearing on Inside the Actors Studio next week via Ouija Board

E is reporting that production has began on “The Patriot 2.” Heath Ledger will once again play the role of the dead son.

PRESS RELEASE….. Coming Soon to a theatre near you…. Batman; The Dark Knight Starring Heath Ledger as The Choker.

CNN Breaking News: Natalie holloway has been found. She was found in the drawer above the one that they put heath ledger in…

MLK day has been modified to stand for (M)any people (L)ove heath ledger (K)illing

Its reported that heath ledger could have died of a alcohol poisoning - too many cock sucking cowboys

Why did Heath Ledger take so many pills? Because he wanted to be Down Under”.

Producers always thought the new batman movie, Dark Knight was set to make a killing.

What does Jack Nicholson’s potryal of the Joker have that Heath Ledger’s doesn’t.

A chance for a sequel.

Well, boys and girls, let’s review what we have so far. I must say, overall I’m pretty disappointed with the quality here.

Far, far too many “jokes” could be about anyone who’s died. They’re only “Heath Ledger jokes” because you’ve stuck his name in. I’m looking at you, muppet, Keenan, Peter Blaisdell, Robbie Weed, Jason, Daniel and others. Couldn’t be bothered scrolling back.

Too many jokes were solely based on Ledger paying a gay character in Brokeback Mountain. That just goes to show how far behind the pace some people are — especially since Ledger himself was straight. Disturbing concerns about your own sexuality, lads, eh?

I will pay the “cocksucking cowboys” line, though, because it combines the gay angle with the theme of the movie and a possible cause of death. Well done, plummer.

(smitty, you didn’t check to see if it was there already before you posted, did you?)

The accounting = ledger connection was also promising.

So, what not? Are there any new themes, or do we refine the current ones into the definitive tacky Heath Ledger jokes?

Evidence seems to be emerging that Ledger’s death was an accidental thing, a mix of a medication known for disturbing side effects plus a sedative. Here’s a challenge for you: Link the themes of depression and medication into one giant, convoluted story! Which has to still be funny to people with a mental age above 13.

Heath Ledger was supposedly about to audition for a role on the OC, however he obvisouly preferred the OD

oooh….tough judge. Fair enough. We’ve got to have some rules.

Whilst I make no promises about quality, (agree, many of my attempts are lame-o but I figured they were a starting point for someone else to build on), they have a valid Heath reference (either his name or his movies).

(The britney ref wasn’t a joke - it was an observation)

This one needs work, someone help me…

Got to be an angle around a sleeping pill overdose in New York?

Something like…

Who wants to “Wake Up in a City that Never Sleeps?
Frank Sinatra did. Heath ledger apparently not so much.

How do you depress an insomniac actor?

Call his latest film a real sleeper.

Ok, so it was an accident.

In that case….

Which script does Heath wish he’d read?

The one from the chemist.

An autopsy of Heath Ledger revealed that he overdosed on too many HEATH bars.

Flea (RIP H.L.)

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I feel just f’ing terrible…

I couldn’t even sleep last night.. Heath Ledger stole all my pills.

My girlfriend reminded me that he was a generous man.
He did leave a bunch just laying around next to him.
I still think the move was rather cold.

@muppet: “The city that never sleeps” angle has possibilities… But this one works, I think:

Which script does Heath wish he’d read?

The one from the chemist.

Does that work for non-Australian readers though? Don’t Americans call them “pharmacies”?

@daviusgrantius: WTF is a “heath bar”?

What’s the worst thing about Heath Ledger’s death?

He wasn’t black.

@mylyf: So, is there some really subtle ironic joke that I’m not getting there, or is that just a pig-ignorant bit of racism from a low-life turd? Gotta be asked… and they’re the only two logical alternatives.

A little too cerebral perhaps:

Dyslexic insomniacs feel comforted it is now Ok to lie awake wondering if there is life after heath.

What do Heath and Death have in common?

No future.

I hear he died from a drug mix-up.

Guess he misunderstood Pacino’s advice and thought he’d try methadone acting…

lameness follows…

i guess he had been weighed, measured, and found dead

looks like he finally found a way to quit jack twist

Arsenal defenders Sagna, Gallas, Hoyte and Traore, are to be investigated into the mysterious death of Heath Ledger that occurred on Tuesday night…apparently no one can account for their whereabouts after 8pm…?!?!

[explanation for yanks: arsenal lost 5-1 to their biggest rivals….geddit?

For sale: One spare ticket to the Batman premiere.

@bobby: What’s English football got to do with a death of an Australian actor in New York?

Does this count as a joke Mein Adjudicator?

How prophetic! ‘You can do Paxil’ was released in 1982 - some 26 years before the event…

You can do Paxil
You can do as many as you desire
Paxil, and you know
This is the one - a real Oscar sure-fire

You know darn well
When you down those pills, you’ll be off your face
You realise, can’t ope’ your eyes
As hard as stone, won’t wake today

Derr, derr, derr, derr, derr, derr…

well i hate to explain jokes but the point is they were on the pitch that night in a televised game, but because the team lost so badly, the joke infers that they, the defenders were nowhere to be seen.

I guess the joke is more about arsenal but its still funny and involves heath…

with a name like heath-cliff ledge-r, everyone was surprised that whe he took his own life he didnt just jump!!!

Heath Ledger Special Boxed Edition Available!!!!!!

(until the morning of the cremation obviously)

Count Adhemar finally gets his revenge!

@bobby: Yeah, I get that Arsenal played so badly that it was like they were missing players. And I get that the the payers might have been out murdering someone. But what is the Heath Ledger connection (as opposed to blaming the missing players for any other event that day)?

@pee chai matt: Yep, that’s a joke. Is it funny though? [ducks] Worth reminding people about though. And I like “Mein Adjudicator”.

Keep ‘em coming, I’ll figure out what to do with this page later today Sydney time.

Hey Stilghererrian, I thought my Down Under joke was rather clever. I guess you can’t fathom irony. Love ya anyway, Keenan

Um… Lets give this a shot….

Some Revised Heath Ledger Movie Titles from IMDB.com:

- The Crematorium of Doctor Bareasses
- The Dark Night
- I’m Not There (why change it?)
- Heavan’s Cassanova
- Cassano-mo
- Brokeback Massage
- The Lords of Pilltown
- The Odor
- Dead Kelley
- The No-More Feathers
- A Nights Flail
- Two Hands, Six Feet Under
- 10 Things I Hate About Me
- Home and Really Far Away

:)

Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg. The Batmobile Lost it’s wheel and the Joker…died.

Why did Heath never win an oscar?

He slept in…

Two Jokers walk in to a bar. “Caesar, Heath - what’ll it be” asks St. Peter.

@Keenan: Yep, that’s right. My website, my rules. :)

Do I get bonus points for quantity? There’s a few bits of gold in them there hills…..

And, I like to think that someone somewhere is shaking their head saying, “Heath Ledger just died and some muppet has spent the day making jokes in poor taste”.

what the difference between heath ledger and a jug of water?

water spills, heath ledger pills

Apparently Heath Ledger died attempting a kinky sex act with his masseuse.

He allegedly sustained a brokeback mountain her.

blooble1@hotmail.com

1.
Whats the difference between heath ledger and a turn stye?
A turn stye only takes one at a time.

2.
What have heath ledger and a fly got in common?
They’re both six feet.

slight change to the turn stye one.

Whats the difference between Heath Ledger and a bottle opener?
A bottle opener only pops one at a time.

Heath apparently picked up the pills from a dodgy back street chemist, so… not the first time he has been fucked by a cowboy

Headlines:

Australian Actor Discovers Cure for Insomnia

Mary Kate Olsen Survives Rape Attempt by Ledger’s Esophagus

Stingray Files NYC Police Harassment Suit

They found the real reason Heath Ledger died.

They have confirmed that it was 1st degree murder, and the suspect in custody is Jack Nicholson.

I knew I had to find a site like this eventually. So I’ve seen hintings at this, but here it is, with delivery polished.

So now with the autopsy report back as being ‘inconclusive’ with regard to a possible drug overdose, officials are expected to declare Friday that Heath Ledger officially died of a broke back.

theyre making a sequel to first knight,its called good night

i screwed that last one up,,,

Note to andy, who has not had his comments approved (yet): Heath Ledger was straight, not gay. He’s an actor, you know. Fiction. We have already posted the rule that jokes which merely make an anti-gay comment will no longer be posted unless thy link to some other aspect of his life. Get with the 21st Century.

Note to Benno: The “cocksucking cowboy” joke is already here. Twice. And in better versions.

Please read through the existing posts before adding your own, or I will probably make a sarcastic comment about you.

heath who …..another dead white boy… who the fuck cares

As a slight modification (cleanup) of @IrishPJD’s joke (IMNSHO - the only really funny one so far).

For sale: Heath Ledger Special Boxed Edition.
Notes: One only, available for a limited time.
Keep refrigerated after opening.

I’m all for a bit of dark humor, but these “jokes” are not even funny, nor are they intelligent in any way, shape of form. I think the word is purile. what a bunch of wankers.

1.Wots heath ledger and a turbo engine got in common??

when they start pingin its not long b4 there dead

Stilgherrian,

you have to much time on your hands to spend creating webpages that are dedicated to such pathetic topics.

Why don’t you take your own advice and get with the 21st century and get a real job.

you guys are awesome, i waited 2 weeks before i said my virginia tech jokes, 3 hours after his death, wow, that is just great!!!! i will share several of these and give credit to STILGHERRIAN.COM!
Thank you so much
-Givans

Ledger directed ben harper’s morning yearning music video, i guess he gave it his all.

@todd, do you have any idea how much time stilgherrian has actually spent inthe creation of this page?

@Stil - are you able to give us an estimate of how long you have spent of the creation and update (not reading) of this page?
(I suspect that my 3-4 hours monitoring/reading/adding-to this page is more than you have spent making/updating it).

@Todd, have a look at the rest of the site - this is but one page, and (when you actually read the intro) here for a purpose other than just vicious voyerism.

Us Australians call them Pharmacies… or Chemists…. it doesnt really matter, but we dont have ‘Drug stores’

@Todd: I’m glad you’ve used your extensive knowledge of my schedule to give me such detailed, constructive advice. I am forever in your debt.

@Martin: Agreed, the standard is lower than I’d expected. What astounds me is how little though some people have put in before posting, and how little care they put into their communication. Many visitors seem so keen to blurt out their first thought that they don’t even bother looking at the context before posting. It does not bode well for the future of humanity.

@Crispin: I’ll break down the time in tomorrow morning’s post, which will have the title is now online at Heath Ledger spikes my website, Day 3.

I can say, though, that very little was spent creating the page itself (about 10 mins, including sourcing the photo), then several short sessions of scanning the comments to decide which ones to post. The majority of the time has been spent on data mining — and that’s delivering enough information for at least two conference presentations.

@Givans: Glad to be of service.

As before, lame anti-gay comments have not been published. Please read through the existing posts before adding your own, or I will probably make a sarcastic comment about you.

Why invent jokes?

I find the fact that the masseuse felt the need, in an obvious medical emergency, to call the girl who played Michelle on Full House three times before calling 911 a lot funnier than even the obvious “Death Ledger” puns.

Phrasing it in the form of a joke:

Q: What’s the difference between calling Mary Kate Olsen and calling 9-1-1?

A: If you can figure it out, please tell the masseuse.

What astounds me the most is people who bother to trawl for websites to deliver, “I can’t believe how pathetic you people are” comments.

Ummm…. am I missing something??

If you are above it. Don’t read it. Simple.

Why visit, and spend time reading, a website page titled “Heath Ledger Jokes: here please”, if you think you are above it?

Show us that with your actions - don’t visit. Don’t take the time to comment. Go wtune into something highbrow.

Um, with a page title so descriptive - what did you expect to see here???

@ Martin -