The top 10 Christmas cracker jokes of 2024, as voted for by the public.
The jokes were written by members of the public and posted online, where they were filtered into a shortlist by a panel of judges before being put to an anonymous vote of 2000 people.
Ranging from political puns to Brit-pop gags, the list of jokes, collated by U&Gold, formerly Comedy Gold, are in keeping with the Christmas cracker tradition of lame one-liners that prompt eye rolls rather than genuine chuckles.
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