Wittiest Comebacks Of All Time

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Wittiest Comebacks Of All Time

 Winston Churchill Vs. Lady Astor



Winston Churchill Vs. Bessie Braddock


Calvin Coolidge Vs. Some Random Lady At A White House Dinner


 Oscar Wilde Vs. Lewis Morris


Winston Churchill Vs. A Member Of Parliament


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Vs. An Admirer


Ilka Chase Vs. An Anonymous Actress


John Wilkes Vs. John Montagu


Thomas Reed Vs. Henry Clay


John Barrymore Vs. A Woman In The Lady’s Room


Robert Benchley Vs. A Man In Uniform


Groucho Marx Vs. A Contestant on “You Bet Your Life”


Alcibiades Vs. Pericles

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