Entertainer

The hair is real - it's the head that's a fake.

In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending - the punch line - in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing to follow what had seemed a reasonable train of thought. Many jokes involve that simple matter of leaping outside what had appeared to be the rules of the game at the moment.

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.

What people will - or will not - laugh at is mainly determined by their social conditioning.

Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories.

In those of us who have the mysterious ability to amuse others, it is usually the case that even before we were aware of our own abilities, we had become practiced at laughing more than other children in our social circle.