Talent Show Grade 8

A few weeks ago, my son, now in grade 8, came home and told me he wanted to be in the talent show (scholarship fundraiser) after skipping it for two years.
It was going to be in a couple of weeks.

I asked him what he would do and he said dance.
I asked him what song and how long it was, he told me (something by Owl City) the song was four minutes long.  I laughed and told him, first, you really just can't go out and dance without a routine, and second, even on Dancing With the Stars or So You Think You Can Dance, any other dance show, the routines are less than 2 minutes long, more like 90 seconds.

A suggestion made was he be the Old Man again and tell the corny interactive jokes.
So he went to the audition, and paid his $5. fee.
There was a panel, several high school students and a couple of teachers.

One of his jokes was "What is an archaeologists or historians favorite game?"
Answer: The Dating Game.
The high school students did not laugh (no clue) but the teachers who were there did.
He asked if he should take it out, but the teachers, still laughing, insisted he keep it in.

The night of the show, he wobbled out with his cane and crazy wig wearing a suit coat and told his jokes.
He already had a fan base from the other years he did this at the elementary school.
People really laughed at his jokes. "The Dating Game" got the biggest laugh.  He delivered them so well.
We were laughing because of the audience reactions/ or nearby comments we were overhearing.

Later on in the show, there was a technical delay, and the MCs said they had some time to tell jokes (moans from the audience) when someone in the audience behind us yelled out, "Bring back the Old Man!"

The show was taped and on our local cable channel so we got to watch it again (and again, etc).
For a few weeks, people would say to us how they enjoyed his performance and laughed when they recalled a few of the jokes he told.

Everyone did really well and it was a very fun night.