It's very clear, after doing it repeatedly, that the results are closer to templated responses than in other ChatGPT contexts. Almost always, the response identifies some part of the joke as "a play on words to create a punchline that is unexpected and humorous."
On the other hand, one area where I've found ChatGPT to exceed my expectations is in creative synthesis. For instance, asking it to retell a story in a vastly different style than the original (e.g. "Write a dark, post-apocalyptic thriller starring the cast of Peanuts") or to write a story combining elements from two different stories (e.g. "Write a story where the princess from 'The Princess Bride' and 'The Princess Diaries' are the same person" or "Write a story where the plot of 'Shaun of the Dead' takes place in Stars Hallow, as depicted in 'Gilmore Girls'").