My First Joke Episode 7 - Retconning with Jonathan van Halem

Jonathan van Halem (Tooning Out The News) tells us about his first joke that really worked on stage. He also shares his 50-state joke philosophy, argues that you should know whether a joke will work before you ever tell it, and recalls the difficult shift from standup in college to standup in the real world.

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