Joke Killers to Avoid: 5 Ways You’re Ruining the Punchline
Some joke killers to avoid are obvious, and some you’ve been guilty of without knowing it — Chris and Dex break down the top five with their usual swiggy-swaggy delivery and zero patience for repeat offenders.
Comedy is a craft, and like any craft you can break the rules — but you have to know which ones you’re breaking and why. The brothers lay out the rules first so you can stop torpedoing yourself at parties, dinner tables, and that one work happy hour you keep getting invited to.
The five mistakes covered
- Telling the joke without confidence — no swagger, no debonair delivery, no buy-in from the room and the punchline dies cold.
- Reading the room wrong — the bartender bit Dex tries lands flat the second the audience isn’t who you assumed they were.
- Saying “get it?” after the punchline, telling never-ending stories nobody asked for, and laughing at your own setup before you’ve earned it.
Four minutes and you’ll never laugh at your own setup again — at least not without thinking twice about whether you’ve earned it.
Watch the full breakdown below and audit your own delivery. Bring snacks, and maybe an open mind.
