13 5 / 2013
A rain-sodden, but nonetheless classic submission from our Clementine again! This time from Shepherd’s Bush Green.
07 5 / 2013
That Maurice just won’t stop! Even having to crane his neck upwards won’t put him off, and I, for one, am fine with that. I’ll let you all guess where this one is from.
22 4 / 2013
Now, I think we’ve had this one before. But I am certain it wasn’t from the other side of the world! Thanks to Teneille, for what I think might be the furthest submission ever, from Wellington, New Zealand!
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17 4 / 2013
Bonjour! And what a jour when you get supplied a French pun by an English gent in Paris! Thank you to Will for this spot, though as he suggests, it would have been better if this were a sweet shop, perhaps.
15 4 / 2013
Subtlety is the name of the game sometimes, and Kenneth has been around Norfolk enough to know what we like here!
10 4 / 2013
That’s to Joy for keeping a keen eye on the World Wide Winternet to spot this little e-beauty!
27 3 / 2013
It’s not just your inner city business type’s that like a bit of name-japery. The chaps in Henley On Thames are partial to a bit too! Thanks to John for the snap.
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25 3 / 2013
It would appear that transport is getting in on the act more and more. I suppose the nicest thing is that it feels all the more rewarding when you spot one. With that in mind, fair play to Matt for picking up not one, but two different vans, blazened with goodness in Brighton.
21 3 / 2013
Just in time for the international break, we have a submission from the wonderful Sayyida, who’s been living it up at this little watering hole in Indonesia! That may well be the most exotic location featured here. Beat that!
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13 3 / 2013
It may have been tight at the top for a while there, but Hairdressers are well back on top of the league table if we’re talking a pure numbers game. Thanks to Simon for clocking this one in Hammersmith.
04 3 / 2013
I think there may have been a race to be the first person to send me this! The gold medallist, had that been an event was Andy, but thanks to Rob and countless others too. A little detective work finds this butchers to be in Preston.
It was certainly doing the rounds on whichever is your social media platform of choice yesterday. Nice to see the news doesn’t only inspire the online community to pipe up with puns.
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28 2 / 2013
There are two wonderfully named things in this post. Firstly, the contributor, Clementine. Secondly, this website she’s found for ladies undergarments. Finally, a genuine excuse to be looking at this sort of thing on the internet!
27 2 / 2013
They Huffed and They Puffed
I’ve been kindly invited by The Huffington Post to supply another set of puns for their UK Comedy section, and like a good citizen I duly obliged. Take a good old gander over this way to see for yourself!
26 2 / 2013
I know people don’t go to Amsterdam for the puns, but Tom took time out on this particular trip to snag me a simple, yet tuneful one for the collection.
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25 2 / 2013
Well, I did it then.
Last week I performed my first, and what I said would also be my last, stand up act. And truth be told, I had a wonderful time.
Five minutes doesn’t sound like a long time, but when you’ve only ever written one joke in your life (and that was when you were eight), then trust me, it’s a long time. Especially when the only audience you’ve previously performed the set to is your wife.
So armed with thirty or so gags saved on my phone (good Lord, I can’t remember them too), I made my way to Pun Run, a sweaty, nervous wreck.
The night is a triumph. Bec, who runs it, is lovely, and funny, and put me at ease. I’d be lying if I said I could remember clearly the acts who went before me (though, I remember they were funny!), through a mix of adrenaline and Heineken, but when my name was called I strolled up there and I gave it a bloody go.
I’m pretty certain people laughed, too. There were groans, sure. But that’s the nature of the night. Ultimately, I had a blast, and a dry mouth on the last few jokes aside, I think I did ok. It helped that the spotlight meant I couldn’t really see past the first row.
Thank you LOADS to Bec and Gav, the other comedians, who were all terrific (James Martin or @Pundamentalism was so funny at one point I genuinely fell off my chair), and all those who came and supported me and those that laughed. In the Venn diagram of the night, some of them were in that lovely central bit. It is appreciated.
Maybe it won’t be the last time.
(Thanks to Lucy Jordanna for the photo!)
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