Where does your local region rank? If you’ve ever wondered where the funniest people in the UK live then wonder no more, because a new Foster’s Comedy Map of the nation is sure to point you in the right direction – that is if you’re looking for people who think they’re funny, not those who necessarily are!
The map shows that the average Brit thinks they make family, friends and work mates laugh around six times a day, with a cocky 5% claiming they get laughs at least 16 times a day – or once an hour. One in ten however, has absolutely no confidence in their ability to provoke laughter and say they never make people laugh In England it’s those from London who rate themselves as Jason Manford’s in the making, followed closely by people in Northern Ireland and the Midlands.
The modest folks of the South West are the least likely to think they can make you laugh – so perhaps head there if you’re not looking to be bombarded with wannabe comedians.
On the whole, we rate comedy as our favourite type of film, with observational comedy as our favourite type of humour, followed by surprise, surprise – sarcasm, satire slapstick and black comedy, while a very straight-laced 5% of people don’t find anything funny – nothing, nada, zilch.
Foster’s created the Comedy Map to support British comedy and The British Comedy Awards, which take place on the December 16th. So where do you fit in – have a look at the Comedy Map and see if you laugh out loud.
For more information visit: www.fostersfunny.co.uk
