Is mum funnier than dad?

Move over dads, today is a day to celebrate mums’ humour.

To mark Mother’s Day this year several high-profile Kiwi mums have shared their favourite “mum jokes” (similar to the “dad” variety, only better, obviously) and tips on how be funny with the

Stand-up comedian Urzila Carlson said the funniest joke she learned from her mum went like this: “Divorce only happens because dads won’t drink the poison! Mums would much rather be widows than divorcees.”

Nutritionist and personal trainer Lee-Anne Wann reckons she has a pretty good sense of humour.

Her favourite joke? “How do you make a hanky dance? Put a little boogie in it.”

Deputy Prime Minister and mum-of-one Paula Bennett said the key to cracking people up was to “fully commit” to your joke and “have a big laugh ready to go”.

She said her favourite mum joke was: “Inside of me is a skinny girl dying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with chocolate and wine.”

NewstalkZB newsreader Bernadine Oliver-Kerby said potty jokes kept her two young daughters in stitches.

“A sure winner is if you put one of the following words in it: poo, wee, fart. Forget the content of the joke, you’ll have them laughing at the word poo.”

Oliver-Kerby said “I’m warning you. If you fall out of that tree and break both your legs, don’t come running to me” was one of her goto jokes.