Wanted! Your topical funnies for Gold’s annual Christmas Crackers competition #ad

If you’ve ever read a Christmas cracker joke and thought ‘I could do better than that’ – so that’s all of us, then – now is the time to put that right.

The nation’s favourite comedy channel, Gold, has just launched its annual Christmas Crackers joke competition.

The winner will receive £1,500 holiday vouchers from Trailfinders, a festive themed hamper and – we reckon this is the most important bit – have their joke included in their own personalised set of crackers ready to pull on the big day. 

Open to all UK residents aged 18 and over – multiple entries are allowed – you can enter by following @GoldChannel on Twitter sharing your topical funnies from your personal Twitter account including the hashtag, #GoldCrackers.

Gold is looking for the most original festive jokes that put a comedy twist on the news agenda or pop culture across the past year

And just in case you are in need of inspiration, here’s last year’s winner.

“What does Donald Trump do after he pulls a cracker? Pays her off.”

And from 2017.

“Why was Theresa May sacked as Nativity Manager? She couldn’t run a stable government.”

Don’t forget to make them topical (and witty!) Nine runners-up will also receive a festive hamper and set of the bespoke Gold crackers.

As entries are made via Twitter, all gags must be within 280 characters, to keep jokes short and snappy like the very best crackers!

And don’t take too long about it – the competition closes at 23.59 on Sunday 27 October (full terms and conditions here).

Here’s what Beyond the Joke editor and comedy critic Bruce Dessau, who will head up the panel shortlisting your entries, had to say.

“I’m sure we’ll all agree that 2019 has been one of the maddest yet! But despite all the ups and downs, we can usually still find something to crack a smile about. I can’t wait to see what comic gems emerge from this year’s Gold’s Christmas Crackers competition – I think we all deserve a laugh!”

And there was this, from Gold channel director, Gerald Casey.

“From the Brexit rollercoaster to the Cricket World Cup and some great TV moments along the way, our nation’s comics certainly aren’t short on inspiration this year. We had some fantastic gags in 2018, so we’re expecting even more hilarious one-liners this year to get us chuckling over our Christmas dinners.”  

Time to get crackering!