There are witty punchlines and silly sight gags throughout the episode. Miller is praised for his comedic genius and witty punchlines. Running gags by Macdonald included punchlines involving Frank Stallone and Germans loving David Hasselhoff. And I don't even really use metaphors or punchlines. His wit, wrote Mark Lawson, "relied on broad punchlines and silly slapstick". He still has endless punchlines to punctuate his effortless flow. Rick is full of punchlines, wit, melody, cool cadence, confidence and style. He helped Rich Elwood start Punchlines Comedy Club. She also called the dialogue "top notch" and praised the cast for delivering "perfect punchlines". Jimmy will mention celebrity rumors (the setups) then tell the truth behind them (the punchlines). Bubba is primarily a straight man to set up punchlines for Fred. It still used punchlines, which would often be dispensed with in "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Each of the piece's 10 punchlines was illustrated by a different Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. The online comics have been updated to quote and credit the source of the punchlines. In 1981, Stiles met Patricia McDonald at Punchlines where she was a waitress.