The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
Dave Chappelle is the funniest standup in the world. He’s gotten really buff in recent years, but still has the same-sized head. His head makes me laugh.
The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …
The Simpsons. I still love them. Even though I’m pretty convinced they hate me.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
Groundhog Day is perfection. I love Grosse Pointe Blank too. I’m a sucker for romantic comedies about the meaning of life that also feature high-school reunions.
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
People falling down. There’s a video of a reporter mashing grapes with her feet at a local fair and she slips and falls off a platform. All you hear after that is her writhing in pain saying: “Ow, ow,” off-screen. I am laughing as I write this.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I was told to go back to America once in Denmark. As an Indian-American, I’ve been told to go back to a lot of countries, but never to America.
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …
Instead of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with a turkey, my mother once made a tandoori Cornish game hen.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
I love this joke that my dear friend and writing partner Ahamefule Oluo wrote: What do you call Neil deGrasse Tyson pouring champagne all over his naked chest? AN ASTRO-FIZZY-TITS.
