Two — one to change the bulb, and one to write a song about how good the old light bulb was.
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One. He gives it to six Californians, thereby reducing the problem to an earlier joke...
In earlier work, Wiener [1] has shown that one mathematician can change a light bulb.
If k mathematicians can change a light bulb, and if one more simply watches them do it, then k+1 mathematicians will have changed the light bulb.
Therefore, by induction, for all n in the positive integers, n mathematicians can change a light bulb.
Bibliography:
[1] Wiener, Matthew P., <11485@ucbvax>, Re: YALBJ, 1986
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2 years old.
Cow: "Mooooove over"
Sheep: "Naaaaaaa."
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Executive Producers don't screw in a light bulb, they screw in a hot tub.
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Don't move, I've got you covered.
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Ah-choo-choo!
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