‘Tis the season for belly laughing as comedy UKTV channel, Gold has announced the winner of its annual ‘Christmas Cracker’ joke competition…
Modern jokes hit the top spot!

For the 10th year running, TV channel Gold asked the nation to come up with the best topical Christmas cracker jokes and this year top ten are real crackers.
The winning joke hitting the top spot was: What type of peas ruin Christmas Dinner? MPs
Other topical stories from the past 12 months have been used as material for the top festive funnies, including Holly and Phil’s infamous queue-jumping, the rising cost of living and Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars.
Below are Gold’s top 10 funniest new Christmas cracker jokes for 2022:
- What type of peas ruin Christmas Dinner? MPs
- Why does Kate Bush need to turn the heating off? She’s running up that bill.
- How did King Charles III sign his Christmas cards to his family? The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
- What’s 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 they’ve 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 can’t 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
Well if these didn’t have you giggling we don’t know what will…