Punchline

Punchline is Joker's new Hench-Woman Alexis Kaye was a student of Snyder College when she had her first encounter with the Joker while on a field trip at a TV studio. Joker had hijacked the studio and forced Alexis at gunpoint to act as a newsreader and deliver his 'message' to the citizens of Gotham. The stunt was interrupted by Batman and Alexis was saved, but she developed an obsession with the Joker. She quickly came to believe that the Joker's crimes served a greater purpose. She started an online podcast dedicated to the Joker and thoroughly researched all of his past crimes. Eventually, she created her own costume and began poisoning people around Gotham to attract the Joker's attention. He saw potential in her and taught her how to create a modified form of Joker Venom, which she used to experiment on the homeless community. The college's dean Bob was concerned with Alexis' behaviour and went to talk to her, but she murdered him with her form of Joker Venom, before finally adopting the persona of Punchline and thus successfully proving herself to the Joker.