He snapped his pointer onto the screen with an exacting precision.
"All comedy works on direct language! For example, 'The sausage was eaten by the dog', Wrong! 'The dog ate the sausage', Right! There's no good comedy that uses indirect language!"
I raised my hand.
"What?"
"There's plenty of comedy with obtuse, indirect language, the comedy of long-winded, winding language to say something simple!"
He laughed.
"Which is only funny when someone cuts through and says the direct thing! That's always the punchline!"
"What good is a punchline without a set-up?"
"Ask two guys who walk into a bar sometime."
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