I thought his story was intensly amusing. Nothing is funnier than seeing something bizarre or ridiculous right in the middle of a VERY serious or sad moment shared by the public.
That would produce what I call ‘Forbidden Laughter’, somewhat like being caught giggling and snorting during a funeral or your Grandma Harriet’s Wake, with all the family there.
This, for some strange reason, reminds me of my father’s saying, “That’s about as funny as a fart in church.”