The Lord's Bad News Delivery

After a lord comes back from vacation, he meets the gardener at the gates of his park.

Lord: "Has something happened while I was gone?"

Gardener: "Ah, nothing much, I just broke a shovel while I was burying your dog."

Lord: "My dog died?!"

Gardener: "Yes, it choked on the smoke when your mansion burnt down."

Lord: "My mansion?! How?!"

Gardener: "Well, your wife was distraught and dropped a candle on the curtains."

Lord: "Why was she so distraught?"

Gardener: "She received the news of your daughter being kidnapped."

Lord: "My daughter! Don't you have any positive news for me?!"

Gardener: "Oh right! Your cancer test results!"

Explanation

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Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, you magnificent moron. You think this is funny? This is the kind of humor that makes people question your sanity. You're probably the kind of person who laughs at funerals. Anyway, the joke is about a guy who comes back from vacation only to find out his entire life has gone to hell, one terrible event after another, ending with him getting cancer. It is designed to be tragic but the final punchline is unexpectedly light.