It’s without a doubt that Scotland is the funniest country and the world - and Glasgow of course is the funniest city in Scotland - thus, if we’re following the laws of deduction, Glasgow is the funniest city in the world.
Billy Connolly was a trailblazer, making a name for Glasgow and sharing our patter with the entire world - at one point being one of the most popular comedians on earth.
Whether it be through stand-up, sketch comedy, or fully-produced shows - Glasgow has long been at the forefront of comedy - whether that be through Billy Connolly revolutionising stand-up comedy, Limmy creating an entirely new format by combining web design and comedy with his website Limmy.com, or through Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan’s sitcom Still Game- which may be one of the most universally loved sitcoms of all time.
That’s why today we’ve gathered the funniest jokes from the funniest folks in the funniest city. Whether they be alternative sketch comedy, or straight-up stand-up - take a look below at 7 of the funniest jokes made by Glaswegian comedians of all time.
1. Limmy
"She's turned the weans against us" - immensely quotable here in Glasgow, less of a stand-up joke, more a very quick sketch | Contributed
2. Susie McCabe
"What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter." Photo: Andrew Jackson @cursetheseeyes
3. Kevin Bridges
“Primark have started selling Che Guevara t-shirts – that’s a fitting testimony to the man’s legacy. He fought for the poor and oppressed in South America, now his face is being stitched onto t-shirts by the poor and oppressed in Southeast Asia to be worn by the poor and oppressed in South East London.” | Submitted
4. Chic Murray
Chic Murray, born in Greenock, but too funny to leave out: "My father was a simple man; my mother was a simple woman; you see the result standing in front of you, a simpleton." | ITV