We Are Not Amused : Pranks, Puns and Punchlines from Victorian Britain
About this Event
Title: We Are Not Amused : Pranks, Puns and Punchlines from Victorian Britain
Speaker: Professor Bob Nicholson: historian (Edge Hill University), writer (History Extra, History Today), and broadcaster (BBC, Channel 5, Channel 4, Sky History).
The Victorians have a reputation as a dour and serious bunch, but the truth is they loved to laugh. Join Prof Bob Nicholson — a man who has read a million Victorian jokes and lived to tell the tale — for this journey into the lost world of nineteenth-century comedy. You'll discover the Victorians' talent for pulling pranks, hear jokes they only dared to tell in private, and experience the most torturous puns ever created. Forget your 'dad jokes' and join us for an evening of great-great-grandad jokes instead!
Takeaways:
- Learn what the Victorians found funny
- Groan at history's most torturous puns
- Learn what the Victorians meant by 'laugh and grow fat'
- Learn how to pull a Victorian prank
- Learn how to write a Victorian joke
Doors - 7pm - First come first served on seating. Catch up with friends and grab a drink.
Intros - 7:20pm
Talk - 7:30pm
Q&A - 8:15pm
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:20 PM
First come first served on seating. Catch up with friends and grab a drink.
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:45 PM
We Are Not Amused : Pranks, Puns and Punchlines from Victorian Britain
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 14.25
