Bad math is funny

What 2 + 2 = 5 teaches us.

One eternal thing in comedy: People think bad math is hilarious.

Plenty of standup jokes rely on math that doesn’t add up. There’s a lesson in that about pattern recognition. People are processing what you’re saying all the time and guessing where you’re going. Tell them exactly what they expect and they’ll just “mmhmm” you. But give ‘em a twist and you’…