5th December 2022 Jokes about political mishaps, 80s pop comebacks and award show dramas voted funniest in annual festive gag competition Featuring Kate Bush, Will Smith and Chris Rock, Liz Truss and King Charles IIITV channel Gold challenged the nation to come up with the best topical Christmas cracker jokes for the tenth year running
The winning festive joke for 2022: What type of peas ruin Christmas Dinner? MPs
Topics including rising energy costs, queue-jumping and brawling actors got the festive funny treatment this year
A festive joke about politicians ruining Christmas dinners has been revealed as the winner of a Golds annual competition to create the best topical Christmas cracker gags, according to the British public.
Other topical stories from the past 12 months have been used as material for the top festive funnies, including Holly and Phils infamous queue-jumping, the rising cost of living and Will Smiths slap at the Oscars.
The winning jokes are revealed by UKTV channel Golds annual festive competition for new Christmas cracker jokes which aims to keep the country chuckling this festive period, adding a comical spin to a rollercoaster year. Now in its tenth year, the competition once again challenged entrants to come up with the best topical and modern Christmas cracker jokes, which were then voted for by the British public to determine the winners.
Golds top 10 funniest new Christmas cracker jokes for 2022 are revealed as:
What type of peas ruin Christmas Dinner? MPs
Why does Kate Bush need to turn the heating off? Shes running up that bill.
How did King Charles III sign his Christmas cards to his family? The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
Whats the difference between Liz Truss and a shepherd? One U-turns and the other turns ewes
Why are Will Smith and Chris Rock not having turkey this Christmas? Because theyve got beef
Why has Santa been banned from sooty chimneys? Carbon footprints
What crisps do Phil and Holly serve at their Christmas party? Skips.
Why are the Government having problems with their own version of the Christmas Nativity? They cant find three wise men
What do people heating their homes and wrapping paper have in common this Christmas? Both of them are getting ripped off
How can you keep your home warm this Christmas? Tinsulation
Gold challenged the British public to tweet original festive gags to enter the competition. Entries were shortlisted by a panel of judges - led by comedy critic Bruce Dessau - and put to an anonymous public vote of 2,000 British adults to reveal the winning jokes. The top six jokes are included within bespoke boxes of Golds Christmas crackers, which were presented to this years winners.
The annual joke competition celebrates Golds seasonal TV scheduling, which includes classic festive episodes of Britains best loved comedies such as Gavin & Stacey, Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley and Keeping Up Appearances.
Comedy critic Bruce Dessau, who led the Gold judging panel, says,
After another year of ups and downs the British public has delivered the laughs, with this years modern Christmas cracker jokes covering topics from the rising cost of living to queue-jumping presenters and politicians performing U-turns. Proving that once again were a nation with an unrelenting sense of humour!
Gerald Casey, Gold channel director, says,
This years Gold Christmas cracker joke competition has provided a wealth of imaginative and hilarious contributions from the great British public, putting a festive funny spin on the events of 2022. For 30 years now Gold has been putting a smile on the nations faces and our viewers know they can rely on our Christmas programming to end the year with a laugh.
The author of the winning joke, Claire Travers Smith from London, received the top prize of £1,500 towards a holiday, a festive hamper and a box of bespoke Gold Christmas Crackers, one of which will contain her own winning gag.
All the jokes voted on by the British public are original content to the best of Golds knowledge.
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