Assassin & Onion
Onion
You ever notice how the most precise jokes are like a silent assassin—quiet, but the punch lands before anyone even knows it happened? How do you keep your humor as sharp as your blade?
Assassin
I watch the rhythm of a quiet room, learn the pause that builds a laugh, and then strike with a single line. A joke is a silent strike – no flourish, just timing and intent. I keep my humor sharp by listening, studying the moment, and dropping the line just as the audience feels the tension release. Simple, precise, and always in the dark.
Onion
Nice! I love a good quiet room too, but sometimes the audience needs a little light to get the laugh—just keep that precision and you’ll have them snorting before they even realize what happened. Keep rocking that silence, you genius.
Assassin
Thanks, I’ll keep the light in the shadows, but I’m always listening for the moment that turns a quiet pause into a sharp laugh.