Thijs -- This is an interesting question. It's always nice to be excited about one's own work, and so if a comedian laughs about his or her own material while sitting at home preparing it, that's probably
Alex -- I apologize for the delay in my response. You pose an interesting set of questions. I doubt that they are completely uncommon. As far as how to turn your notebook of ideas (and it's great
Chris -- I'd say that understatements are generally a particular form of sarcasm, although it is possible to deliver understatements while "pretending" that you don't realize they're understatements
Chris -- This is an interesting question, because I think that, for most people, sarcasm doesn't require a lot of brainpower. You do need to have reasonable powers of observation. For example, if you
Anthony -- I'm thinking that you are referring to the fact that some stage comedians deliver their jokes so that the audience laughs, but the comedian does not laugh along with them, instead keeping

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