The UK Pun Championship organisers have put together a book of pun-based jokes called All Puns Blazing, set to be published this November. Comedians who have contributed their wordplay jokes include last year’s UK Pun Championship winner Adele Cliff,Kat Molinari, Laura Monmoth, Pauline Eyre, Jenan Younis, Zahra Barri and more.
Geoff Rowe, founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival who compiled the book said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to bring together so many brilliant, groan inducing puns in one place, kindly donated by some of our comedian friends. This book will help support Leicester Comedy Festival so I’m really grateful to all the acts who have allowed us to use their jokes and help us continue to celebrate British comedy.”
Adele Cliff said: “I was thrilled to be asked to donate some jokes to help support Leicester Comedy Festival. It’s a wonderful festival that really supports the UK comedy scene each February. I love puns, they’re a joyful and silly escape from reality. Having so many pun champions and rising stars all together make this collection a pun of a kind.”
Including a foreword from Dr. Oliver Double and a wealth of hilarious (and occasionally groan-inducing) material from some of Britain’s finest stand-up comedic talent, All Puns Blazing promises to be a fun and fitting celebration of grassroots UK comedy.
