I don't understand the negative comments about the "jokes"?
It would, in my opinion, have been cringe-worthy to watch the condemned man making actually funny, witty or, especially, intelligent jokes. The whole point of the jokes was that they were bad and in bad taste -- it's part of the plot for goodness sake.
If they featured an untalented but aspiring musician who couldn't sing or play guitar would there be moans about how bad they were?
I was disappointed though that Ashilder didn't shoot any squirrels.