Possible Clues:

• 'The Old --', a nickname of Bing Crosby
• Dad joke, e.g
• One displaying agony or anger snarled
• Pun, sometimes
• "Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?," e.g
• 'What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta,' e.g
• It usually doesn't get a laugh
• One reacting to pun perhaps with anger, or otherwise
• 'I started a boat-building business in my attic ... Now sails are going through the roof,' e.g
• Many a dad joke