The fact that the laughter works, it gets him from a painful, embarrassing, difficult situation, into a funny situation, into what we're actually enjoying there, and I think that's a really interesting use, and it's actually happening all the time.
Le fait que le rire fonctionne, fait d'une situation douloureuse, embarrassante, difficile, une situation drôle, que nous apprécions. Je pense que c'est un usage très intéressant, et cela arrive tout le temps.