Sure, depending on their mood and the nature of the joke. In my experience, they don’t mind, as long as it doesn’t come across as disrepectful.
Somewhat related experience. When I first started evoking, one of my first was Leviathan. I had given him an offering of sea salt water with a drop of blood in it. When the water had evaporated, I wasn’t sure what to do with the dish, which still had salt in it. So, I asked.
“Do you not know how to wash a dish?”