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South China Morning Post
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Chinese officials not amused by women's humour in popular online stand-up shows
A provincial authority in China has lashed out at online stand-up comedy shows, accusing some of attacking men and 'stirring up gender antagonism'. In its notice on Sunday, the Zhejiang provincial publicity department did not refer to any specific content but its comments come as a number of performances by women comedians addressing gender-related topics have gained popularity in recent weeks. The shows provide a unique space for discussing social issues, including problems faced by women, but the Zhejiang department said some of the content had 'gradually deviated from humour and simplified gender topics into pitting men and women against each other'. The department said such content was 'an effective way to attract eyeballs' and that 'getting clicks doesn't equal having value'. 24:36 'Telling my own truth': How Jimmy O. Yang found success in comedy and in Hollywood 'Telling my own truth': How Jimmy O. Yang found success in comedy and in Hollywood It said that an 'extreme online environment' magnified antagonism, so that some jokes about male characteristics could be understood as 'attacking all men' and some jokes making fun of phenomena related to women could be labelled misogynistic.
BBC News
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Homemade sign pokes fun at persistent leak in Netherfield
A sign poking fun at the length of time taken to repair a persistent water leak has been making residents of a Nottinghamshire town smile since it appeared suddenly overnight "like a Banksy".The water main in Station Road, Netherfield has sprung a leak a number of times since April 2024 and was finally repaired on 15 July.A mystery joker then put up a homemade sign to commemorate the leak, which reads: "Ye Old Down the Drain Spring. Est 2024."Pip Algar, who runs a bookshop opposite the sign, said it showed that someone who lived nearby "has got a great sense of humour". "I like the fact it appeared randomly like a Banksy work does," he said."Looking out my window from time to time lots of people seem to stop and read it and take note of it and have a chuckle." He added that no one he has spoken to has confessed to placing the sign there, or admitted knowing who made Mitchell, who is also from Netherfield, said the anonymous sign-maker reflected a "British kind of attitude" in poking fun at a said: "When I first saw [the sign] I just assumed somebody had left some rubbish out to be picked up, but now I've looked at it, it's really nicely made."It's nice that somebody's seen it as a light-hearted thing rather than just getting grumpy about it." Another resident, Kevin Hatton, said the leak had become a familiar sight in Netherfield before it was repaired."We're always all over the place on the scooters, me and my lass, and it's always leaking, it's a standing joke, we're always paddling through it."A spokesperson for Severn Trent said its teams had tried to fix several leaks in Station Road since the problem was first reported in 2024, but there had been "a number of separate complex issues" at a cluster of water meter boundary spokesperson added: "Due to their [the boundary boxes'] close proximity with one another, and the fact they're within 200 metres of a railway line, we had to take more time to plan and implement the fix."[This] has led to us being at Station Road for a longer period of time."We completed our work there on 15 July and would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused by the works."
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
24 Of The Funniest Tweets From Couples This Week (July 15-21)
Relationships are full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary, mundane moments in between. Somehow, couples on X, Bluesky and Threads continue to find humor in the minutiae of being in love. Every week, we round up the funniest posts from couples on those platforms. Scroll down to read the latest batch: @ My husband accidentally got me a burger with a gluten free bun and vegan cheese. We had a good run.— sixfootcandy (@sixfootcandy) July 21, 2025 "> My husband accidentally got me a burger with a gluten free bun and vegan cheese. We had a good run. @ Wedding vows should be updated to include, 'Do you promise to love & cherish him when he continues to watch loud videos on his phone after you've asked him to turn it down?'— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) July 20, 2025 "> Wedding vows should be updated to include, 'Do you promise to love & cherish him when he continues to watch loud videos on his phone after you've asked him to turn it down?' @ husband: do you know where the thing is me: I would like to buy a noun— meghan (@deloisivete) July 18, 2025 "> husband: do you know where the thing is me: I would like to buy a noun @ The key to a successful marriage is letting things go. I've started with myself.— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) July 16, 2025 "> The key to a successful marriage is letting things go. I've started with myself. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My husband came home from golfing & said we'd go out to dinner after he takes a quick nap. The 'quick nap' is entering hour 3. I think I'm cooking.— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) July 20, 2025 "> My husband came home from golfing & said we'd go out to dinner after he takes a quick nap. The 'quick nap' is entering hour 3. I think I'm cooking. @ Today my husband bought a 42-count box of Skittles fruit snacks from Costco. I should probably set up a diabetes screening for later this week.— Jennifer Parker (@Mrs_JParker) July 21, 2025 "> Today my husband bought a 42-count box of Skittles fruit snacks from Costco. I should probably set up a diabetes screening for later this week. @ @billmorrow/Threads @katieboue/Threads Welcome to marriage. Here's the new way you fold towels.— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) July 19, 2025 "> Welcome to marriage. Here's the new way you fold towels. @tonyyounmd/Threads new bit: calling my wife 'the ol' balloon'instead of 'the ol' ball and chain' because she lifts me up instead of weighing me down— lesbian wife guy 🇵🇸 (@verysmallriver) July 16, 2025 "> new bit: calling my wife 'the ol' balloon'instead of 'the ol' ball and chain' because she lifts me up instead of weighing me down Solve the daily Crossword
Telegraph
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
From Monty Python to Morecambe and Wise: Telegraph readers' favourite comedy moments:
While no-one expects the Spanish Inquisition, we always anticipated our list of the 20 best TV comedy sketches of all time to prompt some reader reaction. And react you did, piling in with suggestions (over a 1000 of them) for other great comedic moments. Some, we're shocked we missed out from our list (Two Soups with Julie Walters – of course!) others, well, if we're being pedantic, they're not from sketch shows (Del Boy falling through the bar), but we can't deny they're perfect distillations of TV humour. Here then is a brand-new list, taken entirely from Telegraph readers' feedback. From Mitchell and Webb, to Morecambe and Wise via Hale and Pace; wrap your laughing gear around this little lot. The best Monty Python sketches Dead Parrot is well-known but I wouldn't put it in the top 10 even of Python sketches. Here are better ones: The Dirty Fork, Olympic Hide-and-seek, The Spanish Inquisition, Dennis Moore, Four Yorkshiremen, The Argument Clinic. Dav Chaz Substitute Teacher (Key & Peel, 2012) Key and Peele's substitute teacher, far superior. Sid Edmondo The People's Front of Judea (Life of Brian, 1979) How could you possibly leave out the people's Judean Front scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian? Funniest scene of all time. Tim Jeffery Only Fools and Horses and Dad's Army There's more comedy and jokes in one episode of Only Fools and Horses and Dad's Army. G Craven Mark Heap as Dr Alan Statham (Green Wing, 2004–2006) I still think Mark Heap's performance and character, Dr Alan Statham, Consultant Radiologist, in Channel 4's Green Wing is superb. His scene with a coffee enema should be in this list and pretty close to the top. Mark Horsfield Grandma's Wedding (Friday Night Dinner, 2014) Friday Night Dinner, Grandma's wedding. SE Adamson Crossed Lines (The Two Ronnies, 1981) The Two Ronnies were masters at word play and I'd certainly add the 'Crossed Lines' sketch to the others listed below. Duncan Cameron Two Soups (Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, 1986) Two Soups with Julie Walters playing an elderly waitress. Rosemary Wildish 'Waitress' by Victoria Wood, which most people call 'two soups', with Dame Julie Walters in the eponymous role is hilarious. Vicki Lester Guide Cat (Hale and Pace, 1989) I vote for Hale and Pace, The Guide Cat. Denise Henderson-Cleland 10 Pound Note (Dave Allen, 1972) One sketch by Dave Allen always receives uncontrolled laughter by non-English speakers. I can't remember the name, but it's the one where Allen and about 20 other people are waiting in a cafe for a vehicle owner to return to a car which has a 10 pound note trapped under one wheel. Excellent! Brit In Exile Working Class Playwright (Monty Python, 1969) Morecambe and Wise with 'Andrew Preview' should be at number one, but one of my personal favourites is the Monty Python parody of the 'Working Class Playwright with the Coal Miner Son'. A hilarious parody. Coming from near Barnsley, and a child of the 50 and 60s it never ceases to make me laugh. Trish Beech The Evil Voice (That Mitchell and Webb Look, 2009) No Mitchell and Webb? The Evil Voice sketch is a work of observational genius. David Harris The Breakfast Sketch (Morecambe and Wise, 1976) Morecambe and Wise cooking eggs, one of the funniest sketches ever made. Almost anything with Dave Allen. Helen Walshe Del Boy falls through the Bar (Only Fools and Horses, 1989) Where is the Only Fools And Horses sketch where Del Boy falls through the bar counter that isn't there? Ian Breach Dame Shirley Bassey performs Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Morecambe and Wise, 1971) Never tire of Shirley Bassey singing Smoke Gets in Your Eye on Morecambe and Wise. Amazing how she got through it without laughing. Chris Dodson The School Master (1979) Rowan Atkinson's schoolteacher taking the register? Dibble? Ponsonby Minor? David David The Fish Slapping Dance (Monty Python, 1971) Loved the Monty Python fish slapping dance. Love the Harry Enfield football sketch, the Arsenal team of 1936 Vs the current day. What about the RAF pilots on Armstrong and Miller? Heather Dallimore Star Mitzvah (Frasier, 2002) Frasier and Freddie's Bar Mitzvah speech in Klingon. Mary Chismus Dawn French's duet with Darcey Bussell (The Vicar of Dibley, 1998) Dawn French and Darcey Bussell ballet scene from Vicar of Dibley. Darcey Bussell
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
15 Funny Women Who Made This Week A Little Less Hellish With Their Witty Sense Of Humor On Social Media
We survived another week, and this one has been wild. From Chris Martin calling out an affair to Stephen Colbert's late show sadly being Jimmy Kimmel not being too happy about it, amidst speculation that CBS's decision was influenced by politics. So, let's turn our attention to some humor by women for relief. We've rounded up the best jokes from Bluesky, Threads, and that we can't endorse the latter, but we are pleased to bring you the comical relief that can still be found on the platform, free of the surrounding chaos. PS: Be sure to give these funny women a follow! Related: 1. 2. 3. 4. Related: 5. 6. 7. Related: 8. 9. 10. 11. Related: 12. 13. 14. finally, the rudest "good" news you'll get: Check out our last roundup of women's tweets if you missed it! Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds:
