Its an American English idiom, in this case referencing his joke not performing the intended job of making you laugh. https://english.stackexchange.com/questio

Its an American English idiom, in this case referencing his joke not performing the intended job of making you laugh. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52755/meaning-and-origin-of-that-dog-dont-hunt https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/52755/meaning-an...