XX: It really depends on the company. In this case, the spectators are already warm and even on not very funny jokes they can laugh. I have seen this often on the stands. As I said before, it depends on the company. I even conducted experiments, joked one and more joke in different companies, and somewhere they laughed, and somewhere I felt stupid.)
YYY: Where you feel stupid, you just say, “Torture, it was an experimental joke, I just watched your reaction.” You get a notebook and typically record something, whispering: "The joke #47 is not ready yet. Check with another control group. You are all beautiful :)