"often make jokes" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means to frequently or regularly tell humorous stories or sayings. Example: Sarah often makes jokes during meetings to lighten the mood and make everyone laugh.
"Excuse me," the hardliner says, "do you have a course handout?" Iranians often make jokes to digest political upheaval, and Trump's rise to power has drawn comparisons with that of a leader closer to home – one whose eight years in office marked a deterioration in Iran-US relations.
When we do focus on old age, we often make jokes about it.
The writers sought to establish in "Park Safety" that the other characters liked Jerry, even though they often make jokes at his expense.
Fans of my frozen food reviews often make jokes about how they feel bad for my guts, or pity my toilet.
As I said repeatedly, I often make jokes about soccer in the U.S., and my crack about David Beckham's commercial was related to that and not to anyone's sexuality.
Patients also often make jokes when they are afraid.
He often makes jokes in private after any setback that his career is about to end.
They, in fact, received more cheers than any of the performers, who often made jokes as they introduced others.
In economic circles, he is a famous crank — he often makes jokes himself about the fact that his ideas are far removed from any sort of mainstream thinking.
Often, memes revolve around an inside joke — say, a screen capture from an obscure video game — but just as often they make jokes of the source material.
With a dry sense of humor and a deep sense of empathy, she creates her own self-contained world of eccentrics who riff on pop culture, often make bad jokes and serve up unsentimental personal confessions.
