Rather than leaving your festive comedy to the luck of a cardboard tube, we’ve rounded up a selection that is guaranteed to hit home - especially if home is anywhere between Beeston and Bramhope.
Whether you’re a lifelong Loiner or just visiting for the season, these jokes celebrate the unique quirks of our city. We’ve gathered 15 festive funnies that range from genuine "clever" puns to the kind of groan-inducing "dad jokes" that are as much a tradition as over-boiling the sprouts.
We don’t profess to be expert Christmas cracker joke writers, hence why some of them might be far funnier than what’s offered around the Christmas table and others... well... very much “turkeys” for the season.
But who doesn’t like the odd bad joke, right?
.png?crop=4:3&trim=&width=630)
9. Why did Santa go to music school?
Because he wanted to improve his "wrapping" skills. | Canva
11. I told my Dad I was going to the Christmas Market at the Corn Exchange
He said, "be careful, I hear the prices there are a-maize-ing." | Simon Hulme
12. Why did the student stagger to Armley after a night out?
Because he heard he could get a Gyro at the Armley Gyratory. | Liam Sowden, Sowden Captures