When Alex Calleja and The Comedy Crew decided to sit down for a press conference to promote their upcoming Dubai show and to celebrate the launch of their new website, you bet it wasn’t going to be your average, run-of-the-mill chat about the serious side of comedy. Titled “ALEX CALLEJA and THE COMEDY CREW on the Serious Side of Comedy,” this session turned out to be anything but serious. Imagine a room where every other sentence is a punchline.

Alex and The Comedy crew dived into the complexities of making people laugh, the art behind the punchlines, and how comedy can be a reflection of life’s absurdities. It was an insightful, hilarious rollercoaster that gave fans and news writers alike a backstage pass to the minds of some of the funniest people in the business. Watch the full video here.