You can’t beat British humour! One thing we are still best at in the world

[JennyTals]

I know it a time of terrible doom and gloom
trump, putin, shit weather, people struggling

but thank FUCK
for our good old sense of humor that keeps us strong !

I don't think anyone has "the best" humour, why do Brits have to turn everything into a competition?

The sense of humour gene can skip a generation, or so I’ve heard.

@MasterBeth put it very well. I think we do a lot of things well in the country I live it, but I certainly wouldn't trumpet that we are "the best", and yet there are always posters on here claiming that Britain is the best at something. It's just weird to think you are so much better than everyone else.

Oh, I couldn't disagree more with that.

I like British humour though, much more than my home country's, or American 'funny' movies.

They loved Norman Wisdom too.

I love the British sense of humour, it's something to be proud of.

Why is this such an irritating post?

it just is right?

Hard disagree on the cakes sorry. I find cakes here dry and crumbly.

You are proud of Benny Hill, are you? Why?

why do Brits have to turn everything into a competition?

Because one day we may win something, so we can stop rattling on about the 66 World Cup.

This is funny.

Not the best joke in the world, mind.

There's something quite humorous about posters getting bolshy on a thread about British humour

@MasterBeth would a nice morning coffee lighten you up a bit?

Norman Wisdom was big in Albania
You Rang M'Lud was huge in Hungary
Monty Python in America
Mr Bean in lots of countries (takes all sorts I suppose)

Lots of our humour travels well, like it or not.

I wouldn't open with it.

vivainsomnia · Today 07:01

I won't even mention Benny Hill 😂

It was hugely popular in the Soviet Union and the same for Norman Wisdom in Albania. And look at the American comedies which are shown in the UK.

Different strokes for different folks!

I agree with cakes, but I'd take a samosa or an empañada over a pasty any day!

British humour is ones of the things I miss most now I've left Britain. Sure I can watch British comedies (though I am very annoyed that Netflix in my country has just added Ghosts, but its added the American version) but I miss the banter of chatting with Brits. Finnish humour is just not the same (I've tried to watch the very classic and much loved Finnish comedy programme Kummeli and it just falls flat on me), and the banter isn't the same though it is still amusing.

What I love about Brits is the ease with which they can slip into idle chit chat with strangers.

Disclaimer: I am excluding the misanthropists of Mumsnet!

British humour is one thing we do export really well

I also love some of the US tv comedies - shitts creek etc - the comedy films less so

Benny Hill was popular in Europe not because it considered English humour funny but because it made fun of English Humour, in a 'isnt it funny how Brits think they are funny' way.

I personally don't like British humourists as a whole as a lot of it is based on taking the piss of others. It's a bit too easy to be 'funny' in my view, but I do love individual's humour in context. That can be priceless.

I do agree that sadly, individual humour is a dying thing as people have become to scared to offend, which is so sad.

Yes, the British are still best in the world at British humour .

I think actually we British are much better at moaning in about how shite our country is and are mostly rubbish at blowing our own trumpets. Usually very self depreciating and modest. Unlike, say America, where it’s perfectly fine to do this, we Brits would find this cringe-worthy. I like this thread because unusually it is saying something positive about the U.K. as opposed to the million others complaining about how shit we are. 😂

You could be right, OP.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/british-humor-is-key-to-the-success-of-uk-content-among-young-europeans/ar-AA1zviYa

I would agree based on what non Brits I've met have said to me referencing our iconic sense of humour. Based around our use of irony and also the clever silly ness of Monty Python.

I have also heard it said in documentaries and books etc by non Brits often enough to think our sense of humour is a 'thing' internationally.

Plugs though. We actually do have the best plugs in the world.

You must have, people say on a daily basis that British humour is elite. It's constant. I don't think a day passes without it being said.