In my opinion it is better to make a joke and talk with other players on table because if you have a long run you dont wanna sit @table for 6 hours or longer with a stone face!?
In our opinion, we should be as natural as possible at the game table, so I think it is the least likely that your opponents will cut you off from the game.
Do what is most comfortable for you. If you are in a hand I wouldn’t talk at all, this is where you want your poker face because anything you say or do will be used against you lol.