My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.

Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way.

I'm not much for setup... punch line. I talk about my kids. I talk about my wife.

I'm kind of a nerd. A square. And I'm terrible at telling jokes. I always forget the punch line.

I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.

It does not matter. The joke is we all have the same punch line.