Evil Lessons

Why makes this Joke funny?

This joke is funny due to its unexpected twist and play on words. The setup leads the listener to believe that the speaker`s wife is a student in the `evil lessons` with Satan, suggesting a scenario where she is learning something nefarious or sinister, which is already a humorous exaggeration.

However, the punchline "I don’t know how much she charges" suddenly shifts the focus. Instead of implying that the wife is a student of Satan, learning to be evil, it humorously reveals that she is the one giving lessons to Satan, suggesting she is even more skilled in evil than Satan himself. This subverts the initial expectation and creates humor through surprise and the absurdity of the situation.

Additionally, the joke plays on the common structure of marital humor, where one spouse makes a light-hearted or self-deprecating joke about the other, but in this case, it`s taken to an extreme and fantastical level.