Their jokes burst the boundaries of realism; in fact, they're often about bursting the boundaries of realism.
No one expected Mr. Biden to stop there, but he did, leaving an expectant silence, until the audience caught the joke and burst into laughter.
In the main, he actually gives answers – exhausted but thoughtful answers, with only the occasional dodging joke and burst of song.
Qatada is 6ft 3in tall, broad shouldered and lumbering, while Maqdisi is rake thin and full of hyperactive energy, bounding round the room and speaking at double speed; at serious moments, Maqdisi is given to making a sudden joke or bursting into giggles.
Mr. Cain wasn't quirky or unorthodox, and he took no chances with jokes or bursts of song.
That joke elicited a burst of baritone laughter from Mr. O'Neal as he recounted it recently.
In the first episode, Eichner ferociously mocks Chelsea Handler — "I've been so drunk for the last five years I haven't written a joke!" — making Klausner burst into laughter tinged with shock that feels genuine.
These Sims can embarrass themselves in social situations, and then recover with a self-deprecating joke, get a burst of confidence from doing something they're good at, or cry it out in bed because nobody bothered to celebrate their birthday.
Brought up by a mother who had a very dry sense of humour, Osho ascribes her drive to become a comedian to one of her earliest memories, aged seven or eight, of telling a joke "and everyone bursting out laughing.
The joke, which prompted a burst of laughter, helped to bridge the gap between Bishop Myers's old life and the one that began today.
