‘What do you call a snowman on Love Island? A melt!’ Jokes about TV, Coleen Rooney’s detective work and Donald Trump are named best Christmas cracker gags of 2019
- The public were asked to submit their best original jokes to the TV channel Gold
- Each Christmas joke was assessed and judged anonymously by 2,000 people
- For the second year running, a joke about Donald Trump has topped the ranking
Jokes about Donald Trump, Love Island and the Coleen Rooney-Rebekah Vardy sleuth saga have been named among the best Christmas cracker gags of 2019.
The British public were asked to submit their best original jokes for the annual competition run by TV channel Gold, which were then judged anonymously by 2,000 people.
The winning wisecrack, penned by secondary school teacher Matt King, reads: ‘Why does Donald Trump have his Christmas dinner on a plastic plate? He doesn’t get on with china.’
Mr King, from Wokingham, received £1,500 towards a holiday and a box of Gold Christmas crackers, one of which contained his own gag.
This year’s winning joke, penned by secondary school teacher Matt King, reads: ‘Why does Donald Trump have his Christmas dinner on a plastic plate? He doesn’t get on with china’
It is the second year running that a joke about the US president has topped the list.
Last year’s winning joke read: ‘What does Donald Trump do after he pulls a cracker? Pays her off.’
Another of this year’s jokes riffed on Coleen Rooney’s claim that Rebekah Vardy’s Instagram account was the source of leaked stories about her private life.
The saga made headlines around the world, with the hashtag £WagathaChristie trending.
Another of this year’s jokes riffed on Coleen Rooney’s claim that Rebekah Vardy’s Instagram account was the source of leaked stories about her private life
A joke about Love Island reads: ‘What do you call a snowman who goes on Love Island? A melt’
The joke reads: ‘What is Coleen Rooney’s favourite game to play over the festive period? Guess Who.’
The reality TV show Love Island also featured on the winning list.
A joke about the popular ITV2 programme reads: ‘What do you call a snowman who goes on Love Island? A melt.’
Bruce Dessau, comedy critic and head of the judging panel, said: ‘Amongst the political turmoil that seems to have swamped our country this year, we can always rely on British humour to pull us through.
‘With subjects ranging from Brexit and Love Island, to Greta Thunberg and Coleen Rooney, there are jokes here to tickle even the biggest of Scrooges.’
Gerald Casey, Gold channel director, said: ‘The festive period is a time for reflection on the year, and although we’ve certainly had our ups and downs, it’s incredible to see that British wit remains as sharp as ever.’