One day, a man decided he wanted to try being a stand-up comedian. So he went to an open mic night at a local comedy club.
He got up on stage and started telling his first joke. "Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself?" he asked the audience.
"Why?" they replied.
"Because it was two tired!" he exclaimed, waiting for the audience to burst into laughter. But instead, there was just silence.
Undeterred, he moved on to his next joke. "Why did the tomato turn red?" he asked.
"Why?" the audience responded.
"Because it saw the salad dressing!" he said with a grin. Again, the audience just stared back at him, unamused.
Feeling desperate, the man tried one more joke. "What do you call fake spaghetti?"
The audience stared back at him, waiting for the punchline.
"An impasta!" he exclaimed, hoping this joke would finally make them laugh. But still, no one even cracked a smile.
Defeated, the man slunk off stage, embarrassed and humiliated. As he walked out of the club, he overheard one audience member say to another, "I guess he should stick to his day job. He's not cut out to be a comedian."
And so, the man sadly trudged back to his office job, wondering where he had gone wrong in his comedic aspirations. But little did he know, his failed comedy set would go viral online and he would become known as the "worst stand-up comedian in history," bringing laughter to millions around the world, albeit unintentionally.