It's not about the funny joke of the day, it's about how the joke is told. Any joke can be funny if told the right way, no matter how corny, or even distasteful it is. For example, a joke that seems crass and rude may just be crass and rude when you tell it, but what if Betty White tells it? We all know that Betty White gets funnier the crasser she gets. So if you sign up for a funny joke of the day service, you need to know how to tell it, or you may as well sign up for the unfunny joke of the day.

Here are some quick pointers for telling jokes...

Know Your Jokes

Don't tell jokes you have to struggle to try and remember. Know your jokes from back to front, because there's nothing less funny than "So the dog says, hey! I ordered a beer! I mean, uh, a whiskey! Wait did he order a beer or a whiskey? Well anyways, he wasn't satisfied with what the bartender gave him is where I'm going with this..." Memorize your jokes and don't tell the ones you don't remember clearly.

Keep it New

Everyone's heard that joke you always tell about the monkey on the airplane, okay? There's no need to keep telling it. Even the people you haven't told, they've heard it, or a variation thereof, from somebody. So keep it fresh, keep it new. Always try to have something people haven't heard before and don't keep telling the same three or four jokes at every single party for the rest of your life.

Come Up With Your Own Jokes

It's good to have a vast library of great jokes, stories and one liners in your head, but you should use your knowledge of jokes to develop a deeper understanding of how they work so that you can always come up with a new one on the spot. Anyone can memorize great jokes, but not everyone can be truly funny, not everybody can always have the perfect comeback, not everyone can be funny right on the spot in any context.

Make'em Laugh

Be an entertainer. You have to love making people laugh, you can't be telling jokes just because you think it makes you the life of the party. If people aren't laughing, you're just boring them to tears. In theater, they always say that anyone can do drama, anyone can learn to sing and dance, anyone can act, but to do comedy, it takes skill and it takes guts. Nothing's worse than bombing.

It's All About Misdirection

A good comedian is sort of like a magician, using slight of hand to misdirect the audience. A good joke is usually about misdirection. You make the listener expect one thing and then you deliver something else. There's that classic: Two guys walk into a bar, the third one ducks. It's a simple joke, but it gets you expecting one of those bartender jokes and then surprises you with something else. Keep'em guessing, don't make the punchline obvious.