Nate Bargatze revealed the hilarious reason why his prison show didn’t go so well. The popular funnyman will have most people laughing in a matter of seconds, but he ran into trouble with this particular crowd. Watch the short but hysterical clip to hear why, when Nate took his act to a prison, it could have gone better.

Comedy and what people find funny are so subjective. What one person finds utterly hilarious may not even cause the next guy to smirk or crack a smile. Part of the reason people find certain things funny, while others may not, is that so much of comedy is based on personal experiences. Comedy is relative.

If you can relate to the situation the comedian is describing or discussing, the odds are greater that you’ll find the jokes humorous. If you have no point of reference for what the comedian is talking about, more than likely, you will not find it funny. That’s why comedians need to connect with their audiences and craft material that is relatable to most people. It makes for a much better show and experience.

In a clip posted on YouTube, Nate mentions performing in a prison. The show, as he mentions, did not go particularly well, and being the sharp guy that he is, he was able to identify why the show did not go as well as he’d hoped. But even when discussing his less-than-great stand-up performance, he was still able to explain it in a laugh-out-loud, hysterical way.

“I did one in a prison once,” Nate said. “Like in it. Like, all the way in it. We went to them. Like I didn’t meet them out, you know? So, we go in. Let’s say you guys are the inmates. So, I’m sitting here. I’m doing my dumb jokes. None of it works. Every joke I have involves being outside in the past 30 years.”

Later in the clip, he gives an example of one of the jokes that didn’t land with the inmates.

“I’m like, ‘Traffic’s crazy. You guys remember. Who remembers, people remember traffic here, right?’” he recalled.

He also added that at one point during his show, he got a little nervous.

Job 8:21 “The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.”