The phrase "as a joke during" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an action or statement made in a humorous context at a specific time or event.
Example: "He made that comment as a joke during the meeting, but some people took it seriously."
Alternatives: "as a jest during" or "in a humorous manner during".
If anything, the premiere out-Oprahed "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and not because of the short pretaped cameo Ms. Winfrey made as a joke during Jerry Seinfeld's segment.
If anything, the premiere out Oprah-ed "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and not because of the short pre-taped cameo Ms. Winfrey made as a joke during Jerry Seinfeld's segment.
"I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" (Grand Central: $15.99), Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert's bestselling satirical jab at the I'm-a-celebrity-so-that-qualifies-me-to-write-a-children's-book fad began as a joke during his memorable interview with the late children's book author Maurice Sendak in January.
It started out as something of a joke during a Super Bowl halftime some years ago, but it appears as though the joke had legs.
"It's very satisfying!" For all the talk about Regan being a terror, she came across as pleasant, relaxed, and quick with a joke during our interview.
ESPN's Mark Schlereth seemed to be struggling to find the right words as he attempted to make a joke during an appearance on the "Mike & Mike" radio show on Thursday morning.
Some activities might simply serve the purpose of breaking up a dull learning event, like telling a joke during a lesson.
Mr. Chalian was dismissed for making what many described as a bad joke during an online broadcast for Yahoo News.
It was meant as a joke, but occasionally during Amok you wonder not only if there's a grain of truth in it, but whether Yorke might not have been better off acting on the impulse.
Orbital's mission controllers wore, as a joke, 1960s-style shirts during the launch, but the firm's connection to the past runs deeper than mere fashion, for the shirt style was of an age with the engines in the failed rocket itself.In the mid-1990s, a contractor Orbital works with bought a job lot of rocket motors built for the N1, the Soviet Union's entry in the race to put a man on the Moon.
As the series progressed, it became more difficult for the writers to come up with a fake name and to write Moe's angry response, and the pranks were dropped as a regular joke during the fourth season.
