Dr Ian Wilkie, a lecturer in performance at the University of Salford, explains: “Having taught younger American students, they take the British sense of humour to be Monty Python, by which they ...

As someone who grew up on the dry, ridiculous brilliance of Monty Python and Blackadder, I’ve always had a soft spot for ...

These hilarious gems are packed with the kind of dry wit that makes you smirk, snicker, and maybe even question the true meaning of ‘sarcasm.’ English humor is unique. So, put on your best ...

When was the earliest recorded British joke? That was the question I wanted to answer in Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes and I have been travelling around the country visiting libraries and museums ...

Last year, a poll by US News & World Report revealed just how highly they think of British spirit across the Atlantic, rating the UK the ‘best country in the world’. But it seems the people ...

What one person finds amusing, someone else might find confusing. The popular ‘UK Ambulance Humour’ page on Facebook, which ...

Anglophiles abroad love the British sense of humour – but what does that actually mean? In a recent review for the paper, Jonathan Coe takes a scalpel to the satire boom and its aftermath to find out ...

Last year, a poll by US News & World Report revealed just how highly they think of British spirit across the Atlantic, rating ...

British people are renowned for their deadpan humor. Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was in the United States for a summit meeting and dictating to his secretary in his room after a ...

Many readers on LeicestershireLive agree and have backed the Whitwick Constitutional Club. Among them was Tulip44 who also ...