Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Liverpudlians bring the scouse down in funniest city
SCOUSERS have the best sense of humour in a poll of the comedy capitals of the UK.
The birthplace of John Bishop, Sir Ken
Dodd, Jimmy Tarbuck and Kenny Everett took the top spot. London – which has given us Micky Flanagan, Rob Beckett, Jo Brand and Michael Mcintyre – was in second place.
Newcastle, Manchester and Billy Connolly’s beloved Glasgow came third, fourth and fifth.
Commissioned to celebrate Red Nose Day on March 19, the Onepoll survey of 2,000 people found the typical adult laughs nine times a day – and makes others giggle on six occasions.
Comic Relief co-founder Sir Lenny Henry said: “We all need cheering up, so this year
Red Nose Day will be a bit different.
“Of course we want to raise as much money as possible for the people who really need it in the UK and around the world.
“But we also want to make you smile and bring you laughter over the coming weeks.”
The study found sarcasm is the nation’s favourite form of humour, followed by observational comedy and clever one liners, with more than eight in 10 adults saying they have a good sense of humour.
Red Nose Day’s Share a Smile project wants people to put their favourite joke in their window. Top 20 cities with the best sense of humour: 1. Liverpool;
2. London; 3. Newcastle; 4. Manchester; 5. Glasgow;
6. Birmingham; 7. Leeds; 8. Edinburgh; 9. Belfast;
10. Cardiff; 11. Sheffield; 12. Brighton and Hove; 13. Bristol;
14. York; 15. Aberdeen; 16. Swansea; 17. Wolverhampton;
18. Oxford; 19. Plymouth; 20. Leicester.