The reaction to being made fun of occurs in our personality, not our consciousness. What is true of the personality in general applies to deliberately being funny, which is an aspect of personality.
http://gnosticteachings.org/courses/self-knowledge/3089-the-perception-of-this-moment.html Personality can be used either by the ego or by the consciousness. When the personality is active it is most often a tool of Pride, Anger, Lust, Envy, Sloth, Greed and Gluttony. Ego loves to believe that it is motivated by "consciousness" and able to "help others". Someone with a highly developed consciouness may effectively use humor to create a conscious shock as you suggest, but there is no inherent power in humor to produce a lasting comprehension. Self observation and meditation are the practices to achieve comprehension. A genuine laugh is similar to getting a thrill physically. There is a momentary exchange of energy between the centers. In and of itself the experience has no profound effect on the consciousness. The desire to repeat the experience can easily become addictive (unconscious) behavior. Spontaneous laughter in general does have a beneficial effect on mind, body and the emotions and is therefore a good thing. This is why there is the popular expression that laughter is the best medicine. . Peace.