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Menachem Shmei
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yungermanS, you’re a little too serious. Too much seriousness won’t allow you to learn Torah and serve Hashem properly:

כי הא דרבה, מקמי דפתח להו לרבנן אמר מילתא דבדיחותא, ובדחי רבנן לסוף יתיב באימתא ופתח בשמעתא (שבת ל, ב. פסחים קיז, א)

“Before Rabba would start to teach the chachomim, he would say something humorous, and cheer the chachomim. Afterwards, he would sit down with awe and start teaching.”

Taanis 22a:
Rav Broka once asked Eliyahu Hanovi who in the marketplace has a place in Olam Habba. Eliyahu pointed out two brothers. Rav Broka approached them and asked what is their occupation, they replied, “We are jesters (בדחי), we cheer up sad people.”

Don’t take בדחנות lightly…

Sure Biden jokes are a waste of time and also too involved in עניני העולם. Therefore we are looking for some Torah’dike badchonus chomer.