My daughter on comedy

Her: “Mummy, how come when I try to make you laugh sometimes, you don’t laugh?”

Me: “Well Ella, my job is to make people laugh and you know what I’ve realised? Sometimes people don’t laugh, but that doesn’t always mean that they don’t still think it’s funny.”

Her: “Oh.”

Thoughtful pause.

Her: “But I still like it better when you laugh.”

Damn straight.