He slaps his knee. He guffaws, he chortles, he gasps for breath. Suddenly he stops laughing. It's a funny moment, rooted in embarrassment. Ryan's character tried to be entertaining, and Jarrett's character hoped to be entertained, but somewhere the little enterprise went awry.
Real life is obviously very different.
In this first run-through, Jarrett has nailed the joke. Carolyn demonstrates the Charlestonlike dance step that she wants Ryan and Jarrett to perform, then motions for the boys to follow. Ryan furrows his brow, all concentration. Kids are not the only ones who brag, and when Carolyn brags, it's about the success stories HITS has racked up in the 20 years since she founded it. She likes to point to the head shots that cover the wall over her desk.