There’s nothing quite like British comedy. Though it’s got its fabulous fans and cranky critics, there’s no doubt that this particular brand of rapier-sharp wit and self-aware and self-deprecating humor has had a major impact on the world. The United Kingdom’s soft power arsenal is vast and far-reaching indeed.
But British joke culture is more than just about Blackadder, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and endless quips about scones. The closer you look at daily life in the UK, the more you realize just how bizarre things can get. The ‘No Context Britain’ Facebook page documents some of the funniest memes about daily British life. And anyone who’s ever lived there will probably find them incredibly relatable.
Check out the funniest pics below, upvote the ones that you liked the most, and let us know which of these got you chuckling and thinking how much you’d love a Sunday roast right about now. Cheerio!
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Spoils the joke, but this situation is an exception, as you can advance through a green light to be stopped at the completely different give way line at the roundabout, then the light goes red behind you. Happens all the time.
Also, these are lights for a pedestrian crossing. Someone might have pressed the button after the vehicle passed the white line with the lights going red after. However, "Stopping “within the limits of a crossing”. You must not stop your vehicle “within the limits of a crossing” unless (a) you are prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond your control". If a car is in front (but we can't see it) and it prevented them from continuing, they should have waited behind the white line. Though I agree, it does spoil the joke!! 😁
Load More Replies...But it is also an offence to use a mobile phone when in charge of a vehicle Luke.
No one said that Luke was driving. Vehicles have passengers too!
Load More Replies...This looks like a dog van, there could be a problem with one of the dogs, or maybe the air-conditioning has packed up. Or there could be a breakdown. The picture gives no context.
Sometimes I think I go to the gym so I can eat and drink 🍹 more…
Well, going to the gym is prolly cheaper now, and keeps you warm...
After much needed therapy, it's good to see the bus have enough self confidence to come out the closet.
This is the only acceptable time someone can mix up trains and trans.
This is actually more prevalent than you would expect seen it on a number of buses from different UK cities
That's just down the road from where I live in Essex! I recognise the horrible lego structure to the left which has previously popped up in a BP list on terrible architecture lol
At the time of writing, ‘No Context Britain’ had just shy of 11k followers on Facebook. British memes and daily comedy are actually very popular topics on social media. Naturally, there’s a bit of competition for internet users’ attention.
For instance, here on Bored Panda, we’ve featured ‘Casual UK,’ ‘No Context Brits,’ and ‘No Context UK.’ Give ‘em a read if you’re in the mood for some more Albion-esque wit and quips, once you’re done enjoying this list.
All languages are bastardized versions of their predecessors.
Load More Replies...Oh look, Portuguese with the right flag, and not the Brazilian One, thats rare.
Just nice not to see the only English option with the stars and stripes next to it. I'm looking at you, DuoLingo.
I remember that reddit post I saw on bp where someone had asked why us Brits didn't have our own language and why we spoke American 💀
Load More Replies...Mate, do you want to be seen or not?
I'm gonna use that word from now on when I can't make up my mind
Load More Replies...Are we at all sure that he didn't escape from a math problem somewhere?
Because the yellow vest people wear when they want to be seen (like crossing guards, nighttime cyclists/runners) and the pants are camouflage, for blending in so you are not seen, like in forests. But he’s wearing both, so…
Load More Replies...It's like the time we were parking cars at CAP. Camo fatigues + high-vis belts = a bunch of kids asking the commander "do they want to see us or not?"
No, I don't actually, I shall both blend in and not be seen.
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!?!
Load More Replies...If you think a comma belongs ANYWHERE in that sentence, then you DO need education! 😉
Load More Replies...Quite a few of the pics shared by the founder of ‘No Context Britain’ might evoke deep and thoughtful questions, such as: ‘What?’, ‘Huh?’, And, ‘What in the King’s name is going on?!’
More context would be lovely to have. Without it, though, we’re free to make up our interpretations. On the flip side, anyone who’s lived in the UK for an extended period of time might pick up on the context.
Someone who only visited London for a few days while on vacation, however, might not. Thankfully, this is the internet we’re talking about, and there are tons of people who’d be more than happy to explain the memes to you.
English-learners, I salute you. I'm so glad it's my first language, I'd sooner dip a papercut in hand sanitizer than try to wrap my head around the stupid plural system
"The idea I had had, had had little effect on the plan. " aaand i hate english. >.>
Give him two aspirin and call me in the morning.
Load More Replies...I've never seen a carrot mismanage their time though.. they seem to be pretty chill
Rod Stewart is looking well
'Pillbox', built for the Home guard, you can still find them everywhere.
Load More Replies...If I were him, I'd count myself lucky that this is all they're memeing him for now.
A while ago, Bored Panda had gotten in touch with British comedy writer and journalism expert Ariane Sherine, for a chat about the UK, its food, and the weather.
She described the character of the British as “witty, grumpy, cynical, endearing, passive-aggressive, repressed, kind, tolerant, and reserved."
Could be related to the smell - cats generally hate the smell of citrus. And bananas.
I once saw citrus-scented cat litter for sale. I'm pretty sure whoever thought THAT was a good idea had never met an actual cat.
Load More Replies...They're sphere shaped, so I would've just hung them on the tree. But this works too.
From what I read cats have a better sense of smell than humans and that's why the citrus scent is many times more intense for them than for us humans, and therefore it is a literal forcefield of the most intense scent for cats on earth
Thanks - I wondered how tangerines had attacked the cat.🤔
Load More Replies...I am sure that the acclaimed Irish actress Brenda Fricker https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 would not like to be confused for Piers Morgan!
Huh. And here I thought, all this time, that Stephen Fry was the Pigeon Lady... Stephen-Fr...1b993e.jpg
Acctually it’s ‘Brenda fricker’ and I know this solely becuase me and my siblings thought her last name was so funny as kids
This is an absolute insult to Brenda Fricker, who is a brilliant actor. The notion that this fool would be mentioned in the same sentence is abhorrent.
Who doesn’t make up creative narratives while travelling a repetitious route.
I used to do the same thing cycling to work. There was this guy on a road bike whilst I was on a worn out mountain bike and didn't have a high enough top gear to keep up so I would challenge myself to get as far as possible without him overtaking. Until one glorious day I overtook him when we were both going up a hill.... Such a satisfying moment but I never found out if he saw it as a bit of a challenge too. If he saw me coming into view and sped up to try and pass me before the bus lane ended or something like that
Lucozade from Londis in American = Gatorade from 7-eleven
Load More Replies...According to British comedy expert Ariane, the UK (at least to her) means: “National Trust historic properties, Grade II-listed houses, Routemaster buses, ancient magazines in doctors' waiting rooms, people moaning about the weather (and also moaning about public transport and celebrities and the government)... queues, sunburn, red postboxes, the Royal family, pop music, and great jokes.”
K UEGER - sounds like one of those warning horns at sea... Or: "Would you like some TWA coffee or do you prefer TWA tea?"
Another juggler gives up on his dreams.
At least we know now, you aren't the one who was flushing hopes and dreams down the toilet.
Load More Replies...The comedy pro shared her recommendations for when it comes to sampling a bit of British cuisine. "Go to the seaside town of Whitby and try fish and chips. Or a steak and kidney pie with gravy. You can thank me later," she suggested to anyone who’s visiting the UK for the very first time.
hmm "afraid not" is a very british phrase, not surprising it confuses a spaniard.
Go on and pay for the ship... they'll have to sail to Spain for you then
Warn them all they like, there's nothing they can do about it if everything else is above board.
The headline is somewhat clickbaity. The pub had its licence reviewed for a variety of issues
Load More Replies...Why would you insult someone who would probably take a bullet to protect you - guess we know who the real pigs are.
I’d like to respectfully ask shoe shoppers to leave their non-shoe shopping partners at home. They’re in my way and ruining my vibe.
Amateurs. Try being my husband when I find an arts and crafts store.
Meanwhile, before that, writer Ariane was kind enough to share her take on the state of journalism in the UK. She shared her thoughts about tabloids (aka ‘red tops’) with Bored Panda.
“I think the British press, particularly the sensationalist yellow press uses a lot more wordplay, humor, and puns in headlines—and also employs shock to grab the reader,” she said.
12 year old boys - they don't flush or wash ..... rebels
Load More Replies...Imagine just trying to take a s**t and all you hear is top hits by LMFAO
May be it was this kid who's hopes and dreams got flushed down the toilet.
He’s running on the free head scratches and food for all platform.
It's NOT the size of all the data and visuals on a website.
Load More Replies...“You’ve also got our tabloid the Daily Sport, which I wouldn’t even class as a newspaper as it’s mostly made up for entertainment and titillation!” the writer said.
“I definitely think people read the Sport purely for cheeky entertainment and to look at scantily clad women, as it’s only meant for that.”
Remember Clippy? This is him now.
I feel I'm the only person who actually liked Clippy :D he was my only friend while I was writing my final papers for months... and I felt almost compelled to ask him something when he fell asleep :D
i think this is felt everywhere where people have splatulas and drawres.
Load More Replies...We need to investigate Big Spatula for this obviously heinous act of terrorism that happens around the world!
In my case it is the potato masher rather than a spatula. The darned thing gets caught every time.
Why DO they make kitchen drawers so shallow? All it takes is the turny thing on the can opener, the largest size of the measuring cups and, yes, the spatula that decides to shimmy itself under another utensil, to immobilize things. I would be willing to stack my pots less high in the cupboard underneath, to get usable drawers..
Please don’t season pigeons.
🎶There's a hundred and four days of summer vacation...🎶
Load More Replies...For the edification of any uncultured swine who thinks I poison pigeons, I refer you to Tom Lehrer's famous ditty
Load More Replies...Apparently they taste awful. My dad accidentally got one while hunting as a kid and my grandfather had a rule that anything my dad hunted he had to eat. My dad was much more careful about his hunting from that point on.
I've had wood pigeon before and it was delicious. A bit gamey but I don't mind that.
Load More Replies...Seasoning not required. There are already 11 herbs and spices on your KFC.
She noted that “a lot of people get all their news from the Sun or Star, which is a bit worrying. They definitely believe everything they read in those papers—and they shouldn’t!”
When it comes to writing a good, catchy headline, it really depends on the topic that’s being covered. “What’s the human interest angle? What would grab my attention? You have to distill the story into its essence in one sentence. What makes it entertaining?”
Ugh, I would leave with my hand soaking wet or dry then with a giant wad of toilet paper
He was ahead of his time.
An ssl 'rr'r hast did occur and a secureth connection to the s'rv'r cannot beest madeth
"Now is the winter of our disconnect."
Load More Replies...Very polite we don’t get signs like this in Sydney. We don’t get any!
We don't usually get signs like this in the UK either.
Load More Replies...And no collection of memes is ever complete without at least referring to one bizarre British headline. The puns, angles, as well as the topics themselves, are usually second-to-none. And they’re usually prime examples of how humor in the UK works.
I have probably seen this image 5 times on this site, still never gets old!
I can't stand it when people complain about reposts. I LOVE THEM !~!09O
Load More Replies...If Anyone is stumped, it is to do with the cost of warming your house in the winter
I think I saw this somewhere, the cops were able to identify weed growers this way using helicopters/drones. Seemsnlike the weed could need particular higher temp requirements causing the roof to melt the snow thereby making it easy for cops to zero in on the weed growers.
They use the snow Fall in the Netherlands to find weed growers. Nowadays They learn to isolate their places much better.
Load More Replies...Lack of insulation shows by snow NOT sticking to roof. Wasting energy!!
It's not just the 5 star rating. It is the very top option.
Load More Replies...Well, now I must stay to see why I am encouraged to leave. Brilliant
Which of these memes confused you the most? Were there any that made you chuckle and forward them to your pals? What, dear Pandas, is quintessentially 'British' to you? We'd love to hear what you think, so pop down by the comment section and spill the (baked) beans.
At least if he steals the car after selling it to you, you’ve got his photo lol.
I had the police come see me for that type of thing once! Traded in my car and then a couple of weeks later the police turned up insisting I let them look in my garage in case I'd stolen it back. Was on its last legs so, no. Definitely no!
Load More Replies..."It's over! Employees of London Underground! I have the high ground!" -Goose (probably)
Hoping that this is just a funny sign and not an indicator of the lack of a spine to remove a violent animal.
Lack of spine? Have you ever tried to make an angry goose do something it doesn't want to do? I tried it once.
Load More Replies...It was a great party though and the mopeds didn't regret a thing next morning.
Yeah, it's great that the bakers will have to start 2 hours earlier because some twats couldn't eat yesterday's pies that they buy in advance for their breakfast. Heartwarming.
not that i agree with the couple, but the article said they could see bags and bags of pies, all ready and wrapped up behind the counter. but when they asked for some, the store said it couldn't sell the meat pies until 9am. only fruit pies. (not quite sure what the reason was...but the article also said this couple made a big deal out of having to wait 15 minutes for a meat pie (tried to order at 8:45), which isn't much time at all. twats indeed.)
Load More Replies...These two are attention seekers who report stuff like this just so they can get their picture in the paper (this was not their first time!).
yeah, that makes sense because this is ridiculous. quote from the article: "Morrisons told The Gazette there is no 'hard and fast policy' and meat pies are simply baked for 9am to match customer demand. But Tony [man in picture] suggested a more sinister explanation. 'There’s more to this,' he said. 'Morrisons have got their own agenda. They don’t want people to know about it, They have given too many ridiculous stories about why. They contradicted themselves over and over. Who do they think us customers are? We are the people paying their wages.'" all this over meat pies???
Load More Replies...Top crimpers. Not a Cornish Pasty. Just a Generic Pasty.
Load More Replies...God I remember this story when it came out! The husband thought it was some kind of conspiracy
It’s the same as Mexico and anywhere South America being filmed in a sandy, sepia tone!
I say chap, what blasphemy is this? It a truth unervsaly acknowledged that the clolour of England is of course influenced by the ceaseless rain!
Honestly, I thought it was because all our footage was leftovers from the 80's.
It's the posh part of Newcastle where all the stockbrokers live. I recognise the net curtains next to the lamp post. And that privet as well.
Like 10 people in Hollywood, in the state of California make films.
As an ignorant American, how did someone anticipate that Liz Truss was going to leave office so quickly?
Her 'financial plan' to save Britain almost destroyed our economy in the space of 2 weeks. We were struggling, yes, but she basically rammed the final nail in the coffin. So she had to go.
Load More Replies...2024 update. Somebody has put a Blue Plaque on the Tesco in Walthamstow where the lettuce was bought. It states: A LETTUCE purchased here in September 2022 lasted long than Prime Minister Liz Truss (49 days). For the uninitiated Blue Plaques are sited on building where notable events happened like "Oscar Wilde Live here" "Alfred, Lord Tennyson Lived Here".
He'll tell you what he wants, what he really, really wants... No, wait - he can't. 'Cause he's dead.
Is he ? Are we sure he's not really at Gitmo?!
Load More Replies...Im not concerned about the video recommendation, im more concerned with the video you watched??
Boris Johnson has been found face-down in many, many establishments
It's never made sense, we just have the bad stuff shoved in our faces 24/7 these days.
Load More Replies...No, no a break to do THAT. (You don't take a lunch break in order not to have lunch.)
Load More Replies...Preferably somewhere with a luxury hotel and warm beaches where someone delivers me a tall slushy drink with a little umbrella in it.
Just because they say "mine" doesn't mean you have to share with them.
you are beautiful no matter what they say ( this just reminded me of this song)
I'm just jazzed because the person used "fewer" instead of "less".
My dad is coming to stay at Christmas and has been told to bring his dressing gown because we don't go above 18°C unlike his extravagant 21°C home. Might put it up by a couple of degrees on Christmas Day, as a treat.
Its no joke, the UK is suffering huge unaffordable increases in household bill prices, most are quadruple the amount they were 3 months ago.. Hundreds £££ Everyone I know now haul up in one or two rooms, my grandparents have sleeping bags on sofas and even more people are choosing between food costs or warmth. Electric companies are offering tiny amounts of money for people to BLACKOUT. I have disabled family who are voluntarily turning off all electic, rescheduling their lives and sitting in candlelight warmth but near darkness... Just to save a few pennies. AND We are considered 'Upper working class' - This winter even more Lives will be lost due to the incompetence of negotiations between country officials and leaders.
My husband has just recently been controlling the thermostat and he's just a cat dad, he doesn't want prezzies (always turning up the heat) I'm the one who gets a full stocking this year 🤣
Have you seen some brands of cat food??? Even i am tempted to try them...
Load More Replies...To be fair, high-quality cat food can have up to 90% pure meat content. So it's probably better than some canned food for humans.
Solid point. I can't lie and say that I have never looked at the grain and filler free duck pâté that I give my cats and wondered what it tastes like.
Load More Replies...My cat lived mostly on Whiskas, but at times I got him some fancy stuff and some of that was pretty tempting.
Actually, yes, they do. (Or at least they did. It came up in a class I took, but that was 30 years ago, so I don't know if they still do...)
Load More Replies...Pate is actually cheaper than most wet catfood and not sold in the same aisle...
But after shopping you find it in the same shopping bag :)
Load More Replies...Maybe it drank a Red Bull and can now fly
Load More Replies...I is Hedgehog. I is alien species intending on dominating the Earth and saving global warming. I can fly. The bull no float. The hooman no float either.
Why would people want to pee into a penguin egg?
Load More Replies...Actually, in my opinion, craigmillar castle, and the camera obscura museum. Kids loved both.
The snow chicken is phallic indeed. I'm just noticing this. I was too stuck on how this is all on purpose, and now that I really LOOK at it I've come to 2 Conclusions. 1) I was def not wrong. 2) If one was standing with pants down at the urinal, they would appear to have a snow chicken sticking out of their You Know What.
Ash Ketchum’s unkown cousin who decided to be the world’s greatest Masterchef. (Don’t worry I’m already showing myself out)
You don’t need to see yourself out, that one’s good!
Load More Replies...As you asked. They are boxes of condoms. There is a sexual activity that might, if you go deep enough, give you a sore throat.
Load More Replies...Lol, i don't really think thats gonna help a sore throat lol, i can make ppl happy though....
I mean...not s******g beneath the cliffs is probably a good idea too
Load More Replies...Council: Let's test the decision-making skills of people around here.
I can understand why. It looks good, but not 54. worth of good. (Sorry I can't make your money symbol 😔
Load More Replies...Was the fish encrusted in gold leaf and served with a side of chips made from organic potatoes 🥔 and served with a side of truffle aioli and then blessed by vestal virgins?
I don't blame him! £54 for fish and chips is completely unacceptable.
Was it for one portion? That’s an important part of the story that I need to know!!
Paying anything more than $15 for fish and chips is your own fault for being dumb enough to let them bankrupt you.
It was for 4 people, so it was less than £15 a head.
Load More Replies...I had Insomnia years ago, I saw a book by Stephen King called Insomnia. Found it funny given my condition so I bought it, yes I knew it was a horror but wasn't sleeping anyway so nothing to lose right? Never did finish that book put me to sleep within 2 pages every night for months.
Load More Replies...Looks like it might cause carpet burn if you go for it, but whatever
Another opportunity to cure my Insomnia. God is good.
Load More Replies...Pretty sure I saw that course at a college next to u better get of my f***ing lawn
The layering of bricks layer upon layer upon layer. Ok I’m leaving
I live there and yes you are correct. Most of the traffic is caused by people slowing down to see it
Load More Replies...I'd like to visit. Not on the solstices or equinoxes (too many friggin ppl) but maybe make a count on other direction days. Astronomy and archaeology nerd.
Man, if you're bald own up to your balldness, i wouldn't get caught dead wearing a hair piece, my hair left me, there for i do not want it back.
Oh, so that's the new species of venus fly trap they've just discovered..
Waddaya sayin' about us, you little wanker, you twat...
Load More Replies...Actually, those are surprizingly good little Cars, a person could do a lot worst.
Yea, the engine in them is pretty solid. They're used as cheap late night food delivery vehicles around my neck of the woods.
Load More Replies...As a person who once made the colossal mistake of trying beanz pizza, i can tell you right now... Its not...
Whoever downvoted this is thick-skulled or evil. Downvotes are votes to terminate accounts for abuse.
Load More Replies...A down vote is a vote to censor the person from BP. Account termiation. Stop it, people. Downvotes for anything other than calls for violence or the OTHER kind of spam are fascistic.
Load More Replies...It's Walking Festival. If you look carefully someone has attached a bit of yellow paper with "N" on it, over the original banner.
It's still absolutely f*****g hilarious though
Load More Replies...*My arm: Falls off* Me: *Reads sign* "Oh okay." *Walks to designated emergency area.* "UAUUAUAUAHGAAHHAHGHHGHGHGH! MY ARM FELL OFF!"
That one emergency that didn't happen : "Well because you said please"
Thought it was the Honey Monster for a second.
We all grieve in our own way… on a related note, would like to see this made into an animated series.
I think that's meant to be obvious though? Like someone saw the pic online and wanted to edit it and post because it amused them, I think.
Load More Replies...Yup, it's definitely a giant turd. Check against the photo
Load More Replies...a piece of cod at my local chippy is £12 and the chips £3.75 over £15 so for a family of 5 it's damn can't find my calculator but it's definitely alot
These guys get more creative every day. Yesterday I check my parcel and it said it will be delivered Monday, so I went out for the day. Get a message to say your parcel will be delivered today between 10:15-11:15. Bit later, get a message to say we couldn't deliver your parcel, we will try again tomorrow. Now I am getting a message "There is currently a 1 day delay in your area due to an unexpected issue". I'm also not short of neighbours, so they didn't try very hard with that either!
Same. The longer they take to deliver my grocery order... the fewer neighbors I have.
Load More Replies...I sincerely hope this is a joke, otherwise he certainly isn't winning Father Of The Year.
Vegetarian food, substitute for meat, made from fungi.
Load More Replies...To all the pandas from outside the UK you really really really must try a chocolate digestive biscuits or the ones without chocolate if chocolate isn't your thing they are unbelievably good
I've done exactly this once with a chocolate digestive biscuit. The biscuit stuck and I couldn't fish it out until it was starting to disintegrate. Lesson learnt. I've not stopped dunking, but now, before I start to dunk, I bite off a little bit from one side so if it drops the same way I can still get a spoon in underneath.
Well this is impressive I’ve dropped biscuits into tea before but never like that
It's a digestive biscuit (sorry, cookie!) in a tea! Hopefully not one of the chocolate ones! A dunked biscuit is ok but this is just going to disintegrate!
Load More Replies...honestly given the whole incident with sewage in our sea thanks to the government, this is pretty accurate.
hang on, hang on, i got this. something with more flavour than anything in the recipe books we use? something doing a better job than the ex prime ministers? a better job than what nato is doing for ukraine?
I really want to find a good gluten free naan, but I know that's a pipe dream :(
🎵He was looking kinda yum, on the plate of OP's mom, in the shape of a Shrek in her curry🎵
🎵Well the green stuff’s runnin’ and it don’t stop running’. Fed to my mum and she hit the loo runnin’.🎵
Load More Replies...This just reminds me of the ad we had in Australia in the early 2000s, for carpet. Had Pro Hart spilling things on the carpet to make an artwork, with the tag line by his cleaning lady 'Mr Hart, what a mess!'
It's to deter shoplifters and it works. Even close-up photos of eyes placed around a shop can cause a reduction in shoplifting.
Load More Replies...if i ever get one of these entitled a******s I'm just going to reply "good" and leave it at that. their own fault their kid is crying if they promised something they didn't have...
You're absolutely right. It's disturbing to me that he had that put on his body. He seems like a cruel and disrespectful person.
Load More Replies...When do we get to see an affectionate totally non-malicious post like this about America?
We need one where all the Americans on BP just post a picture or story about something fun or interesting in their town!
Load More Replies...When do we get to see an affectionate totally non-malicious post like this about America?
We need one where all the Americans on BP just post a picture or story about something fun or interesting in their town!
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