thinking about different kinds of jokes. the general formula is [establish expectation] -> [drop something unexpected], but then there's funny elements like exaggeration, recognition, incongruity, and recontextualization that can all act as the punchline OR as ornamentation of the joke proper to make it extra absurd.
impersonation relies on a foundation of recognition and exaggeration, puns use recontextualization as the punchline, "thanks for coming to my ted talk" is also a good example of recontextualization, anti-jokes use recognition of joke structure as the backdrop to an incongruous punchline, etc.
"tragedy plus time" is completely incorrect I'll kill you