He has been in poor health for some time, but was cracking jokes to the last.

He was still cracking jokes and doing his best until the end.

He even came close to cracking jokes in his press conference.

We were playing games and cracking jokes to pass the time.

Did you ever hear of a computer that cracks jokes before?

There's no point having me on there trying to crack jokes.

He was cracking jokes before we went into the press conference.

"He was just always at the hospital, cracking jokes and trying to make everyone feel better," she said.

He is a little bit full of himself, and likes to crack jokes.

On a good day, she is sharp and cracks jokes.

"She had a little bit of pain through the night but is feeling much better this morning and was cracking jokes."

"I sat with him an hour before the Michigan game and he was cracking jokes."

He loved to crack jokes which always made us laugh.

Is that you in real life as well - trying to crack jokes during serious moments?

Friends said that in private he could be relaxed, even crack jokes.

All the same, it was rather touching to watch him crack jokes with his programs.

There was too much riding on the answer for either one to crack jokes.

This wasn't the time for Stevens to start cracking jokes.

He always tries to crack jokes and he's so dry.

He use to crack jokes in class and mimic teachers.

I am pretty chilled out and keep cracking jokes with people.

But we won't be cracking jokes in each other's back swings.

He cracked jokes, asking if someone wanted to buy his mansion.

Most of the rest had cracked jokes, told stories, or gone over their gear and weapons yet again.

It was hard, he said, to crack jokes in wartime.