We’re going back to basics in this episode and taking lessons from Greg Dean’s Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy. In this book, Greg Dean describes the core elements of a joke, taking us from the setup to the punchline. The construction of humour presented resonates with Nick, who sees close parallels to an explanation for the existence of humour provided in the previously mentioned Inside Jokes. Neeraj tries to keep up, hoping that whatever he lacks in natural talent, he can make up for in grit, graft, and perseverance.

Experts be warned, this is a groundfloor introduction to crafting jokes for the uninitiated.

Thumbnail DALL·E prompt: "a bandit goose breaking the lock on a grocery store door at night, cartoon style"

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