2014-06-20
Explanation
The Joke
A woman at a bar tells a man, "I'm probably not your type, but I feel I should warn you in case anything happens tonight. I have this sexual dysfunction warning: I'm just REALLY great at sex. I can't help it even if I try." The scene then cuts to "Later..." where the man exclaims, "I'm cured! I'm cured! Thank you so much!"
The Humor
The comic subverts expectations about what a "sexual dysfunction warning" means. Normally, when someone warns a potential partner about a sexual dysfunction, it implies a problem — such as a condition that makes sex difficult or unsatisfying. Instead, this woman's "dysfunction" is being exceptionally good at sex, which is not a dysfunction at all. The punchline shows the man declaring he is "cured," which retroactively implies that HE was the one with an actual sexual dysfunction, and her exceptional abilities resolved it. The humor lies in the double misdirection: the audience first expects bad news from the woman, then realizes the setup was actually about the man's unspoken problem all along.