Complex sentence: The scenario resulting from false understanding is a demonstration of groupthink and peer pressure--the need to conform to one's peers-despite the fact that the entire joke has no hidden meaning, nothing to "get" and no punchline.
Split into simpler sentences: The scenario resulting from false understanding is a demonstration of groupthink and peer pressure--the need to conform to one's peers. Despite the fact that the entire joke has no hidden meaning, nothing to "get" and no punchline.