“There’s a slightly misquoted saying about comedy that has led to it being grossly misinterpreted by so many comedians: ‘Comedy is like a frog. If you dissect it, it dies’. The misconception is that this somehow means: ‘If you discuss a joke, you’ll risk ruining it’. This interpretation couldn’t possibly be more wrong. The actual quote, from E.B. White, is: ‘Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better, but the frog dies in the process’.”