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20 Christmas Cracker jokes to make you groan

Christmas Crackers

Card company thortful have been collecting up the "worst" Christmas Cracker jokes.

They say: "Christmas wouldn't be the same without some classic traditions - like a Christmas cracker, stuffed with a paper hat and some truly lame jokes. Yes, they might be groanworthy, but to celebrate the festive season, we've been creating an index of the best (or should that be worst?) Christmas cracker jokes."

Their visitors have been voting on the list and, at the time of writing, here's the top 20 jokes:

Why is Parliament like ancient Bethlehem? It takes a miracle to find three wise men there.

Why are christmas trees so bad at knitting? Because they always drop their needles

What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinsillitis

Why did nobody bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on eBay? They were two deer

What did the stamp say to the envelope? Stick with me and we'll go places

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy

What did Adam say the day before Christmas? It's Christmas, Eve

What did the snowflake say to the fallen leaf? You are so last season

What do you get if you lie under a cow? A pat on the head

What athlete is warmest in winter? A long jumper

What is the best Christmas present? A broken drum, you can't beat it!

What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic

What do elfs learn in school? The elf-abet

Did Rudolph go to school? No, he was elf-taught

If you and I were socks, we'd make a great pair!

Why are Santa's deers always wet? Because they're reindeers!

What is Santa's favourite pizza? One that's deep-pan, crisp and even

What do snowmen have for breakfast? Snowflakes

What movie do the Three Wise Men watch on Christmas Day? A Star Is Born

What did Santa do when he went speed dating? He pulled a cracker

To see more, submit a joke yourself, or vote on the list, head to thortful.com

The company has also published a blog titled a year in cards, in which it rounds-up the last 12 months via captions that were printed on its card designs. January started with "Enjoy your last birthday as a member of the EU" with no sign of any covid jokes... but things changed in March.


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Published: Thursday 24th December 2020

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