Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.
Plagued by long delays, perpetual mismanagement, and ever-soaring costs, the airport has become something of a joke among Germans and a source of frustration for local politicians, business leaders and residents alike.
We'd laugh about her bitchy socialite friends or whatever husband she was divorcing at the time because I thought I was in on the joke, but that whole time, I was the joke.