According to Beano, Boris Johnson’s bizarre Peppa Pig World speech has been named the country’s most funny moment.
More than a third of Brits found the moment of the Prime Minster described his trip to the Hampshire theme park as the most side-splitting moment of 2021 – with the photos of him riding fairground rides and in toy cars also tickling funny bones up and down the country.
In a British comic poll, the British comic placed the US attorney who was unable to remove his Zoom filter second.
Rounding off the top three is the Caterpillar Cake Wars on social media, when supermarket Marks and Spencer took a lawsuit to Aldi over the similarity of Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake to M&S’s Colin – with fellow supermarkets at the public leaping to the cake’s defence with #FreeCuthbert trending.
The Top 20 also featured hilarious moments such as The Suez Canal blocking, Miriam Margolyes’ farting on This Morning and Phil McCann reporting on the shortage of fuel at a forecourt petrol station.
FEMAIL reveals Beano’s funniest moments from Jackie Weaver’s viral fame and Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala attire…
1. Boris Johnson bizarre Peppapig World speech to business leaders
Senior No10 officials raised concerns in November about the Prime Minister following a strange speech to business heads. He praised Peppapig World, made car engine sounds, and also compared himself to Moses.
The Prime Minister was forced to shrug off questions about whether he is ‘OK’ following the bewildering address to the CBI, in which he spoke at length about his family trip to the popular theme park – complaining that the TV character looks like a ‘hair dryer’ and that Daddy Pig is a bit stereotyped.
Johnson stunned shocked onlookers when he tried to imitate a car engine while extolling the virtues Tesla cars. He claimed that they accelerate faster from traffic lights than Ferraris.
Senior No10 officials raised concerns in November about the Prime Minister following a strange speech to business heads. He praised Peppapig World, made car engine sounds, and also compared himself to Moses.
Photos have surfaced of Wilf Johnson and his wife Carrie at Peppa Pig World, New Forest.
Invoking the Moses analogy, he suggested that he had descend from Mount Sinai to give civil servants his 10-point plan to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
Following the poor performance, Downing Street’s senior figure said to the BBC: “There’s a lot concern in the building regarding the PM ….It’s justn’t working.”
“Cabinet should wake up and demand major changes, or else it will only get worse.” He won’t act if they refuse to insist.
2. Zoom phone call by a US lawyer, where the lawyer was not able to remove the cat filter
A Zoom hearing took place in February and the Texas attorney accidentally put a kitten filter on. The judge laughed as the lawyer tried unsuccessfully to delete the animation.
The funny mishap occurred to Rod Ponton, Presidio County attorney during a live streaming hearing for the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster.
Video begins with Roy Ferguson, the presiding judge telling Ponton that he believes Ponton has a filter enabled in his video settings. He might suggest turning it off.
A Zoom hearing took place in February and the Texas attorney accidentally put a kitten filter on. The judge laughed as the lawyer tried unsuccessfully to delete the animation.
Rod Ponton, attorney at the 394th Judiccial District Court in Brewster was involved in an amusing incident.
Ponton can be heard exhaling a panicked “aghh” as Ponton’s cat filter begins to shift its gazes back and forth, moving in concert with his voice.
Ponto the feline-emblazoned Ponto asks, his voice quivering.
Ferguson confirmed that Ponton can be heard and reiterated that he believed he had a filter on.
“It is [a filter]Ponton suddenly interrupts. Ponton mumbles, “And I don’t know how it can be removed. I’ve got my assistant here, she’s trying to, but ahhh I’m prepared to go forward with it… I’m here live, I’m not a cat.’
3. Social media wars with Colin the Caterpillar
In May, Twitter users went wild over the news that Marks & Spencer was suing Aldi over a copycat version of their £7 Colin the Caterpillar cake – and shared hilarious memes to poke fun at the decision.
Aldi claimed that Aldi was riding on its reputation, and filed an intellectual property lawsuit with the High Court.
Social media users rejoiced at #CaterpillarWars & #FreeCuthbert being trending since news broke.
Morrisons joined in the fun, joking that their cake Morris was disguised to avoid being caught
A Twitter user suggested that Netflix might make a documentary on the trials of cakes.
Some have joked other supermarket’s caterpillar cakes – such as Sainsbury’s Wiggles for £6 and Tesco Curly the Caterpillar – will form a jury to help.
Some joked that M&S new ‘cake in the jar’ in the Colin variety was ‘sent to Cuthbert as a warning’
Some others have adopted the Oprah meme popularized by Harry’s interview with Meghan, where they asked the cakes if their’silent or silent’.
One person has made fun of the other. supermarket’s caterpillar cakes – such as Sainsbury’s Wiggles for £6 and Tesco Curly the Caterpillar – will form a jury to help.
Some others have used Oprah’s meme that was made famous by Harry’s or Meghan’s interview. It asked the cakes if their’silent’ or’silent’.
Some joked that the cakes would appear on the no longer relevant Jeremy Kyle Show to help them with their problems.
4. BBC reporter Phil McCann on fuel scarcity at forecourt
The internet was flooded with memes from electric car owners, mocking diesel and petrol drivers over their struggle for fuel.
There are long lines at the petrol stations due to fears that fuel will run out because of a shortage of lorry drivers.
Even the BBC seems to be having fun with it, sending Phil McCann (aptly named reporter) to report on the excitement at a station.
Memes mocking petrol and diesel motorists about the battle to get fuel have flooded the Internet. Because of fears that there will be a shortage of lorry drivers, long lines are building at petrol stations. The BBC even joined the fray by sending Phil McCann, a reporter with the appropriately named BBC to document the excitement at a petrol pump station
5. Jackie Weaver, the Handforth Parish Council Zoom
A seven-minute, edited highlight package of a meeting with the parish council rises to the top of YouTube’s most-viewed videos.
But that’s exactly what happened in February when a December 10th Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee meeting was uploaded leaving a shocking trail of chaos, power grabs and insults.
The fine citizens of East Cheshire gather to participate in the Zoom Call at 7:30PM. A male voice is heard off-camera. ‘F*** off,’ he says.
The chaotic scene at the Handforth parish council meeting, Cheshire was created by furious councillors who traded insults. Jackie Weaver who expelled Brian Tolver from the meeting
An otherwise peaceful parish council meeting was disrupted by angry councilors in Handforth. The chairman was also removed from the meeting via video conference. Jackie Weaver, the one who kicked out Brian Tolver as chairman of the meeting.
Weaver, Cheshire Association of Local Councils, clashes with chairman Brian Tolver who claims he was chucked out of an earlier meeting by her and refuses to accept the meeting’s legitimacy. Later, he is thrown out for telling Weaver “stop talking”.
The meeting on December 10 is attended by several other councillors (clockwise from top left: Susan Moore, Barry Burkill who is also thrown out, John Smith who takes over as chairman, and Cynthia Samson)
The situation doesn’t get better when we meet Brian Tolver, the chairman of the parish council. His title as Zoom chairman is actually ‘Handforth clerk PC’.
Cllr.Tolver was able to describe himself as clerk of the meeting, and any other title. Mrs Weaver claimed that no one can stop him. She continues, “Please refer me to Britney sings from now on,”
Jackie Weaver is the actual clerk of the meeting, who was drafted into the Peacekeeping Corps of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils. “Can you assure us that we will not be expelled from the meeting as we were last year?” He leans towards the camera while suckling his lips for emphasis.
Weaver responds, “As long as everyone behaves reasonably,”
A reasonable request, perhaps. Cllr. Tolver, however, is more than a nameless independent councillor.
Quickly it descends into chaos, as Mrs Weaver attempts to regain calm. She says that if you disturb this meeting, you will be removed from it.
‘You can’t! “It is only the chairperson who can remove someone from a meeting,” the chairman, who had been removed from the last meeting, shouts. Jackie Weaver, you have no authority! NO AUTHORITY at ALL
6. After the Facebook outage, these were some of the most popular tweets
Twitter’s tongue-in cheek message to Facebook in October was “Hello Literally Everyone” and it sent the jokey message as it tried to lighten its approach to Facebook’s global outage.
Facebook along with Instagram’s sister site and WhatsApp messaging service were offline for six hours, affecting millions of people around the world.
Twitter users have been flocking to Twitter in the meantime to post memes complaining about Facebook’s downfall.
One shared the picture of Pixar’s superhero Mr Incredible with the caption “It’s Showtime” and added: “When all social media platforms are down, Twitter will be like …’
One character, continuing the theme, featured a clip from Mr Bean (comedian), representing Twitter alongside another character, who was covered head-to-toe with bandages and representing Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Some joked that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was sent to solve the problem.
A user snapped a photo of an electrician installing wiring, and then added the face of a tech billionaire to it.
7. Tom Daley at the women’s Olympic diving final, 3m.
Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley was not satisfied with his achievements after he won his first Tokyo Olympics gold in August.
British-born sportsman David Jones, 27, was seen in Japan knitting at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre’s Women’s 3m Sprungboard Diving Final on the ninth of the Olympic Games.
Olympic champion Tom Daley (27), hasn’t let his success go to his head since he won his first Tokyo 2020 gold medal. He was seen knitting on Sunday in the stands.
During the final of the women’s 3m springboard diving at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the Olympic Games in Japan, the British athlete was riveted on his needlework
As he made a pink-and-cream woolly garment, the photographer captured him as he chatted with other officials and athletes.
As he was working on pink and cream woolly garments, he was casually dressed while enjoying the event with his fellow divers and officials.
Tom is an avid crafter and often posts snaps to Made With Love by Tom Daley’s knitting Instagram account. Here he shares how his needlework keeps him happy while preparing for the Games.
8. This Morning: Miriam Margoyles faking
Miriam Margolyes made Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield utterly speechless on a November episode.
After her bizarre Madonna rant, the actress’s gaffe left presenters in shock.
Oops: Miriam Margolyes left Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield speechless during Monday’s episode of This Morning as she broke wind live on air
Uncontrollable: The presenters were left in hysterics by the actress’ unfortunate gaffe which came after she also launched into a bizarre rant about Madonna
When she was 80 years old, the actress fell ill with flatulence.
Phillip giggled and declared: “I cannot. It’s impossible. Professional, so I need to pull my weight. Miriam has just performed the greatest fart.
Holly and he collapsed in laughter. Miriam was quick to reply, “You outed us!”
9. Three days of snowing in a Yorkshire pub with an Oasis tribute band for pub goers
Three nights of snowing in Britain’s most prestigious pub was the way Revellers went after Oasis’ tribute concert.
Becky Longthorp, pictured enjoying a pint in the snowed in pub, is on her way home after three nights trapped at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales with her partner Gary Bimpson, covered in the snow that fell on the pub
After a long-term lock, the Tan Hill Inn was finally released to Revellers today. The road had been unblocked by a snowplow and it allowed them to get through.
Around 60 people were involved in the lockdown at Tan Hill Inn, Yorkshire Dales. They were pictured last night.
Over 60 people were cut off by 3ft snow at Britain’s highest pub. Three nights later, bonhomie was enjoyed with live music from Oasis and lots of food and drink ordered by the landlord.
Becky Longthorp (36) said that she and her husband have been enjoying drinking games, making snowmen, and then going to the Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire Dales. There, the manager forbid alcohol before 3pm, which is good news for everyone.
It is not yet clear if punters had to pay for all their pints and meals, but there was a whip-round raising £300 in cash for the staff as people began to head home.
10. Emma Raducanu fake tweet asking: “Who’s her?” When Piers Morgan was asked about it, Emma Raducanu fake tweeted: “Who’s she?”
Fake viral tweet saying that Emma Raducanu, a teen tennis player, had asked a reporter “Who are you?” Beano readers found that Piers Morgan’s outspoken criticism of Emma was her 10th best moment.
“When Emma (Raducanu was asked about Piers Morgan’s views, she replied that it had inspired her.
Even though it was later clarified, the readers still loved this idea.
Fake viral tweet saying that Emma Raducanu, a teen tennis player, had asked a reporter “Who are you?” Beano readers found that Piers Morgan’s criticisms of Emma Raducanu were the 10th funnyest moment of the entire year when she was asked.
11. Kim Kardashian in an unusual Met Gala dress
A-list stars went all out at the Met Gala in New York in September, and in an effort to embrace the night’s ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’ theme and fans had a field day on social media creating a host of hilarious memes.
Many shared their dismay at Kim Kardashian’s Balenciaga avant-garde look. One tweeted: “Please tell me that she’s not wearing that,” while others likened her to the soul-eating Dementor in Harry Potter and to Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Ouch! Many people were quick to draw comparisons between Kim Kardashian’s Avant-Garde Balenciaga Met Gala Look and Ridley Scott’s Alien title character.
Dementor: Met Gala attendees felt that the similarities between Kim’s dress and an extraterrestrial lifeform are uncanny
Yikes! Kim also got mocked for appearing like ‘the most foul creatures on this planet’, aka the Dementor in Harry Potter.
Elsewhere, the resemblance between Lil Nas X’s gold Versace suit of armour and Star Wars robot C-3PO was noted, while others compared Timothée Chalamet’s Haider Ackermann tuxedo jacket and sweatpants combo to a chef’s uniform.
But Kim was by far the most meme-d celebrity of the night, with social media users comparing her to Pokémon.
Vogue’s Dame Anna Wintour hosted the prestigious fashion show at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
12. Weetabix recommends that you serve your food with beans
Weetabix, the British cereal maker raised eyebrows in February when it suggested to Twitter that people try Heinz’s baked beans. The company even shared a photograph of the unusual dish for encouragement.
Although the stunt didn’t seem to attract any attention, it did achieve its goal of attracting attention from everyone at Which? The official Twitter account for the NHS was quick to voice disapproval.
Weetabix is the best! Serving up @Heinz Beanz on bix for breakfast with a twist,’ the Weetabix account posted along with ‘#ithastobeheinz’ and ‘#haveyouhadyourweetabix.’
A companion picture featured two Weetabix cereals, two Weetabix in separate bowls and two Weetabix with baked beans.
Weetabiz, an English cereal manufacturer shocked Twitter by suggesting that Heinz baked bean should be eaten with its cereals (pictured).
Weetabix suggested that people try beans on bix for breakfast, claiming bread was a ‘all-purpose’ product. Many were skeptical about the idea.
BirdsEye and other brands Twirter accounts also got in on the act, taking a spin at Weetabix online
Domino’s Pizza, Specsavers KFC, and Even Which? The Weetabix social media campaign was mocked by Domino’s pizza, Specsavers, KFC and even Which?
Citizens Advice and the NHS also joined in, and Weetabix took all criticisms and jokes with its teeth
13. The Suez Canal blocking – and all the memes that followed
The ship was responsible for launching a multitude of memes. In March, social media users posted viral images showing a gigantic container vessel wedged between the banks of Suez canal.
Ever Given’s first ship, Ever Given, got stuck along the critical shipping route Tuesday. Egyptian authorities still struggle to get the ship of 59 metres and 400 meters long.
After a long and frustrating search, Twitter users finally found a solution.
The Ever Given was followed by a ship, which captured one of the most popular photos. It blocked the canal. The caption said, “A pangolin flapping their eyes at a bat,” while text was written on the block: “Any chance of enjoying 2020.”
Another text, titled “My Tasks”, overlayed an image of Ever Given, a heavily loaded blockade blocking the Suez canal.
“Me dutifully chipping at my tasks,” quipped a short follow-up. It featured an image of the container vessel dwarfing one digger who tried to remove it.
Some others compared the Ever Given’s situation to scenes from Simpsons or Friends, and referred it as popular culture.
Memes about Friend include references to Ross’s famous attempt to bring a sofa to his apartment and Phoebe trying to teach Joey French.
GIF taken from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. The main character is trapped in a shuttle car that reverses in narrow tunnels. This GIF was photographed with the vessel
One captioned “Going for a Walk at Lunchtime”, while above was text that read: “My Mental Health during the Pandemic.”
A photograph of a ship that was following the Ever Given and showing it blocking the canal is one of the most widely shared.
The caption over the Ever Given reads: “A pangolin flapping their eyelashes at bat,” while the text above it says: “Any chance of enjoying 2020.”
“My tasks” was one thing, another image overlayed over an image showing Ever Given, a heavily loaded blockade of the Suez Canal.
“Me dutifully chipping at my tasks,” quipped a short follow-up with an image showing the container ship dwarfed by a single digger trying to lift it.
14. Scotland’s goalkeeper David Marshall’s dive to try and deny Patrik Schick’s wonder strike at Euro 2020
After the Czech Republic’s 2-0 win against Scotland in Euro 2020, social media was ablaze in memes. David Marshall had to scramble for help in saving Patrik Schick from his incredible strike.
Schick’s sensational goal at Hampden Park in the second-half caught Scotland’s goalkeeper unawares. After seeing his keeper’s distance, the Czech forward grabbed a pass and fired from just over the halfway mark.
David Marshall fought to save Patrik Schuick’s efforts in long range in Czech Republic’s 2-0 win against Scotland in Euro 2020.
Marshall ran back as fast as possible, but Marshall’s last ditch dive proved futile and he continued to race into the net with the ball.
Another amusing comment, which used the Marshall picture in the net goal, suggested that Spider-Man had somehow managed to get Marshall tangled in his web. A second user made a mockery of Marshall being cut free by firemen.
Another person compared the leap to rescue the ball to Michael Jordan’s slam-dunk. Similar sporting metaphors saw someone other than photoshop Marshal sprinting to the line ahead Usain Bolt during a 100m run.
15. Bernie Sanders in his mittens for the Presidential Inauguration
An image of Bernie Sanders standing at President Biden’s Inauguration became an instant meme.
Celebrities quickly joined the fray and inserted the images of the ex-Presidential hopeful in their own photos.
Gayle King, 79, spoke with Gayle following the ceremony. He said that Vermonters were not as worried about fashion after seeing the photoshopped creations.
Bernie Sanders was seen in knit mittens, a puffy jacket and sweater during Joe Biden’s inauguration
Many people shared memes online of Bernie Sanders after his viral appearance in the mittens.
The women who attended the inauguration were celebrated for their style sense, but Senator Bernie Sander’s mittens are the most talked about in town. They have been hailed as being the most sensible and stylish attire at the Capitol.
People on Twitter also loved Sanders’ outfit, many joked that it looked like Sanders was going to the Post Office while clutching an envelope made of manila.
Some others photographed Sanders as a model for movies and at various locations, including the New York Subway or manning a hotdog stand.
16. Greta tweets Trump to her
Greta Thunberg (teenage climate activist) took to Twitter January to mock outgoing US President Donald Trump’s departure from the White House.
Greta Thunberg, a teenager climate activist, has once again trolled Donald Trump by igniting the Twitter battle as he departs from the White House. “He looks like an old happy man, looking forward to a bright future.” Thunberg shared a tweet with Thunberg that showed Trump riding a helicopter. This was in reference to Trump’s passionate address at the UN climate summit 2019 in New York.
Trump mocked Thunberg’s passionate speech in 2019 at the UN Climate Summit in Paris in a tweet
As Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, prepared for an inauguration ceremony at Washington DC’s Capitol Building in Washington DC, the 18-year old rekindled their Twitter feud.
“He looks like an old happy man, looking forward to a bright future.” Thunberg posted a photo of Trump board a helicopter on Twitter.
This was in reference to Trump’s condescending comment in 2019. Thunberg, he said to Thunberg in 2019 that he considered Thunberg to be a “very happy young girl looking ahead to a bright future”. Thunberg became angry during Trump’s passionate speech at the UN climate summit in New York.
17. Sea Shanty Tik Toks and the tight-trousered boys who followed, which became a meme
Back in January, sea shanties are took over TikTok with users rushing in their droves to upload their own renditions of the traditional folk songs to the video sharing site.
Nathan Evans from Scotland, who sang Leave her Johnny at the end of sailors’ voyages, started the craze.
Kermit the Frog’s rendition of the 19th Century sea shanty Wellerman has been widely shared
The technology has also been applied to make it appear like four boys outside All Bar One. A meme that went viral last summer – and which continues to grow in popularity – shows them singing along to the song.
The craze for electronic dance music continues to grow with a Wellerman remix.
Nathan Evans (26), a Scottish resident, is an internet celebrity with his sea shanties.
An aspiring musician posted a cover of 19th Century sea song Wellerman. It tells the story Australian shore whaling business Weller Brothers. His video has amassed 4.3M views and has become a viral sensation with the hashtag #ShantyTok.
Since then, social media users have added their own melodies, melody and bass lines to the song and have dubbed it over popular memes’ moving images.
Kermit, the frog’s rendition of the song and an electronic remix are two examples that have been shared most often.
It has been made to look like four men outside of an All Bar One. This meme went viral last year and shows them singing the song.
18. Bukayo Saa on an inflatable unicorn in the pool after the Euros
England’s footballers jumped aboard their inflatable unicorns to relive the hilarious games and fun from the 2018 World Cup.
Three Lions fans were delighted to see the Three Lions return with their zany floats. As they began to wind down, Bukayo Saka was also present.
England brought the inflatable unicorns back to the pool for their recovery.
These iconic inflatables were used for the first time during England’s 2018 World Cup camp in Russia.
Arsenal’s wonderkid Saka was a huge hit with fans. One shot showed him jumping into the inflatable, and Mount smiling for the camera.
These brightly colored unicorns were first seen in Russia three years ago.
The scenes brought smiles to every fan as the team raced along the length of the lake and splashed around, while recuperating from the exertions of the tournament.
19. Gwyneth Patrow admitted to eating bread in lockdown
Back in the height on lockdown in May, Gwyneth Paltrow was mocked on Twitter for saying she ‘went totally off the rails’ and ate bread during the pandemic.
The 48-year old Goop founder spoke on SmartLess about how her healthy eating habits changed during 2020. She found herself making bread and pasta and drinking two cocktails per night.
Gwyneth’s statement that “eating bread” was an indicator of going off the rails has attracted attention on social media. Many slammed her for showing her wealth after a part of her quote was misinterpreted.
Gwyneth revealed to podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett she’s had “a little bit of a cleaning-out” after developing unhealthy habits during pandemic.
Yum! Gwyneth Paltrow said on a podcast last week that she made pasta, ate bread, and drank every night during part of the pandemic
‘Basically, during quarantine was I drinking seven nights a weeks and making pastas and breads. She stated, “I was completely out of control.”
Good eating: This actress posted a video in which she ate homemade pasta earlier this year.
20. Jacob Rees Mogg failed a Latin test live on-air
His old-fashioned ideas and his snooty manner earned him the title of ‘Honourable Membre for 18th Century’.
Jacob Rees Mogg was a Tory MP and Leader of The House of Commons. He failed the Latin test live to air.
The Oxford and Eton education MP appeared on Camilla Tominey’s LBC Radio show in August and was tested on Latin, after his government revealed they wanted to introduce the language into state schools.
One of his three incorrect answers was not correct. This is the Eton motto.