Telling jokes has become a serious business for finalists in a Beano competition.
After primary school classes across the country entered a competition to submit their best joke, a panel of experts led by TV star Harry Hill has picked the top ten and the public will select the funniest class of 2019.
The Dundee-based Beano also revealed the top 20 moments which keep the British people giggling, from pratfalls to breaking wind.
The research saw 2,000 adults and 2,000 children aged seven to 12 years polled to see what made them laugh out loud.
The study reveals that even when confronted with embarrassing situations Brits tend to draw on humour as adults confessed to cracking a joke or getting the giggles during inappropriate times.
Mike Stirling, editorial director at The Beano, said: “As Brits, we love to have a daily laugh and this top 20 just shows how we can find sources of mega LOLZ all around.
“Everyone at Beano has been left in stitches by the entries to our national joke competition to find the funniest primary class in Britain and we can’t wait to see which school the public will vote the ultimate comedy genius.”
To view the short-listed top 10 jokes and place your vote online for Britain’s Funniest Class visit www.beano.com/funniest-class
Top 20
Everyday laughter triggers according to British adults
1. People tripping / slipping over 62%
2. Hearing someone passing wind (farting) 56%
3. Internet memes 49%
4. Babies giggling 46%
5. Bad haircuts 42%
6. Someone walking into things accidentally 41%
7. Animals acting like humans 40%
8. Weird or loud laughter 39%
9. Rude sounding names (be it road names, names or places) 38%
10. Children accidentally saying rude words 37%
11. Rude looking fruit & vegetables 33%
12. Parents trying to use kid’s slang 31%
13.Old people/Dad dancing 30%
14. Silly sounding words 29%
15. Terrible fashion choices 28%
16. Bad translations on menus or signs 27%
17. Bad puns 26%
18. People sleeping or snoring on public transport 25%
19. Seeing someone get bird mess dropped on their head 24%
20. Someone running and missing the bus/train 23%
Everyday laughter triggers according to British children aged 7-12
1. Hearing someone passing wind (farting) 72%
2. People tripping/slipping over 63%
3. Animals acting like humans 54%
4. Hearing someone belching 49%
5. Weird or loud laughter 41%
6. Internet memes 40%
7. Parents trying to use kids slang 38%
8. Bad haircuts 37%
9. Babies giggling 36%
10. Oldies/Dad dancing 35%
11. Silly sounding words 33%
12. Rude sounding names (be it road names, names or places) 32%
13. Someone running and missing the bus/train 31%
14= Parents/old people trying to use technology 30%
14= People sleeping or snoring on public transport 30%
16. Someone walking into things accidentally 29%
17. Parents/old people on social media 28%
18. Rude looking fruit & vegetables 27%
19. Seeing someone get bird mess dropped on their head 26%
20. People dropping their food 25%
