Oxfordshire man writes funniest Christmas cracker joke for 2023...
The public have been voting and here are the results for the top 10...
The festive funnies are back as the best Christmas Cracker jokes for 2023 have been revealed.
This year has seen its fair share of eventful news stories; from the cultural phenomenon ‘Barbenheimer’ and the tumultuous transport strikes, to the controversial rebranding of Twitter to /X.'
TV channel Gold relaunched its search for the best modern festive jokes that put a comedy twist on the news agenda or pop culture highlights from the year.
The author of the winning joke, 37 year old Chris Douch from Oxfordshire, received the top prize of £1,500 towards a holiday, a festive hamper, a box of bespoke Gold Christmas Crackers and a novelty turkey costume from Gold show ‘Blood Actually: A ‘Murder, They Hope’ Mystery’ as worn by Lee Mack.
The top ten Christmas jokes of 2023 are....
1. Did you hear about the Christmas cake on display in the British Museum?
It was Stollen.
2. Why is Elon Musk's Christmas dinner so awkward?
He can't stop talking about his X.
3. Why isn’t Barbie having turkey for Christmas dinner this year?
Chic-Ken is enough.
4. Why aren’t any schools allowed to put on a nativity this year?
They couldn’t find a stable building.
5. What impact will the 20mph speed limit in Wales have on the charts this year?
Chris Rea will be driving home for Easter.
6. What happened to Mark Zuckerberg’s novelty jumper when he had a cage fight with Elon Musk?
He was left with nothing but Threads.
7. What's the difference between The Polar Express and HS2?
One's a fantasy about a train and the other's a film with Tom Hanks.
8. What did Robert Oppenheimer get Barbie for Christmas?
Atomic Kenergy.
9. Why are the train drivers on the naughty list this year?
Because they've already had three strikes!
10. How does Margot Robbie decorate her Nativity scene?
With 3 wise Ken.