Re: =The Art of telling Jokes...What is yours?
Punch line comes with a timing. Timings can make or break a joke. I usually deliever punch line in more of a 'fact of the matter' kind of a way. The style of telling jokes that sits very close to the one I love to have is by Ellen Degeneres .. Her timings are perfect. Next best is Jerry Seinfeld.
I dont tell very long jokes, I assume that the listener is an intelligent person and will get the punch line so I dont get into pre-explanation of joke. I dont start with 'let me tell you a joke'. Its more interesting when you catch people off guard, instead of saying 'let me tell you a joke', cause when you do that, they automatically raise the level of expectations.