Whats funny - by Vanessa Lépine

Since I started doing comedy, I often see people after a show, open mic, or even at a family gathering saying a joke and then making eye contact with me, waiting for my approval. Or even better; whenever a comment gets the slightest giggle they ‘’give me the joke’’. It makes me uncomfortable because often the joke isn’t funny (probably racist if it’s from my grandmother) but also because it implies that I have a certain comedic authority. As someone who does comedy, I get to decide what’s funny or not. I shouldn’t as most of the time, I’m wrong.  - On “whats funny” - by Vanessa Lépine