I Feel Ya Man…

So you would have no reason to know this, but I am a pretty funny guy. I don’t mean like how most guys think they are funny, but they aren’t, I am actually funny, trust me. Being funny has lead me to an interesting observation that I don’t think most normal people know about.

So it all clicked into place one day during the lock down part of the COVID pandemic. You know how celebrities were still doing their thing on TV, but from home? Well, my wife was watching Jimmy Fallon, who was doing a comedy bit from home. It just so happened that this bit involved his wife and kids. Now, I think we can all agree that Jimmy boy is a real comedian, an actually funny guy, right? Well when Mr. Fallon was making jokes, my attention was drawn to his wife in the background. The look on her face was a look that I had seen a brazillion times before without ever having seen her prior to this video. That was the look that my wife wears every time I say something funny. And that is when it hit me.

I came to realize something sad that day. I learned that the spouses of every single comedian out there, professional or otherwise, gets such heavy doses of funny that they become immune to it. Isn’t it sad? Watching that bit of Jimmy Fallon made me realize why my wife doesn’t laugh at my jokes. Up until then I was actually beginning to worry that I wasn’t funny anymore. It is like that thing with the rattlesnake venom; if you inject the tiniest amount every single day, and slowly up the dose, you will eventually be immune to rattlesnake bites. Except, these people have to live without real humor, AND they are still susceptible to venomous snakes. And let us not forget all of those poor comedians, who have to find humor satisfaction outside their own homes. That is probably why half of them go public with their routines, it is the only way for them to get some release. This is a real problem people, and I intend to make more people aware of it.

Next time your significant other makes a joke, please think for a second before you don’t laugh. Remember that you may be immune to humor, but nobody is immune to feelings. And to all of you funny people out there who live with this affliction, please know this: there is someone out there who would laugh at your joke, I promise. You don’t have to go through this alone.