{"id":176953,"date":"2024-08-20T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-makes-a-good-joke\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T08:00:27","slug":"what-makes-a-good-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-makes-a-good-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a good joke?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vfoZck13qo4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What makes a good joke?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfoZck13qo4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A joke by Edinburgh Fringe veteran Mark Simmons has been named the funniest of the lot at this year&#8217;s comedy festival.<\/p>\n<p>He joined us on Sky News to tell us what makes a good joke and how he comes up with them. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/mark-simmons-edinburgh-fringes-funniest-joke-of-the-year-revealed-13199614<\/p>\n<p>#comedy #edinburghfringe #entertainment <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joke by Edinburgh Fringe veteran Mark Simmons has been named the funniest of the lot at this year&#8217;s comedy festival. 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