support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick 
(ROOT (S (VP (VB support) (NP (DT the) (NN premise)) (PP (JJ other) (PP (IN than) (S (VP (NN fling) (NP (NNS gags)) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP it))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB see) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which) (NNS ones)) (S (VP (VBP shtick))))))))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VB ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (NN ) (NP (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP ))) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT ) (NNS )) (S (VP (VBP ))))))))))))))