25 Attempts at Humor Gone Wrong

There’s an old adage that laughter is the best medicine. The thing about both medicine and comedy, though, is that it’s only effective when used properly and in the right dosage. An unfortunately-timed joke will not only kill the mood, but the cringey silence afterward will make everyone in the room mentally queue up the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song. 

To that end, here are a few times Redditors tried to be funny but didn’t quite stick the landing…