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Watch Harrison Ford Tell a Joke About Broccoli

The actor shows how joke-telling is done on Late Night with David Letterman
By Sam Dean
September 17, 2012

A forgetful woman, a courteous grocery clerk, and some prudent bleeping make for the best joke we've heard about broccoli since the Supreme Court decided to debate the merits of the vegetable in its health care ruling earlier this year.

[via Buzzfeed]

Sam Dean is a former staff writer for BonAppetit.com. He lives in Brooklyn. ... Read More
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