PHOTO: Fake gendarmerie car seen in France - with Dutch number plates Citroën Xantia had undergone total renovation and had ‘GENDARMERIE’ written on its side but had kept its original plates
Former French PM’s quip about his look wins annual humour prize Self-deprecating joke about his appearance won top slot in contest of politicians’ wit by journalists
French supermarket mocks government Covid lockdown rules Signs in Monoprix supermarkets give a satirical take on the government’s changing definition of ‘non-essential’ items The lighter side of confinement in France... Our grandparents had war, we’ve the sofa! Coronavirus - French humour to keep spirits up
French ‘daily’ paper sells first issue in four years A French “daily” newspaper that is only published once every four years - on February 29 - has released its eleventh edition.
French gendarmes rescue adventurous retiree’s tractor Gendarmes near Tours (Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire) had an unusual job this week after being called to help a retiree who was pulling a caravan on the motorway...in a farming tractor.
Brexit - the real-life comedy show Many commentators see the Brexit process as having farcical elements – but an anglophile Italian actor has turned it into a real comedy show.
French blague humour: you’ve gotta laugh Hairdressers can make your hair curl with the names of their salons – even in France. But French people love terrible jokes, Samantha David says
Funeral home's lighter goes viral Company insists only 20 darkly comic promotional items were made for employees and friends
Exasperated teacher sets students test on ‘Noddy’ book Class of 12-year-olds were threatened with infant test as only three students in the class of 23 had read the set book
'Bad joke' closes Reims train station on high alert Reims train station (Grand-Est) was completely closed and all rail services stopped this weekend after a passenger made a bad joke.
Satirical website raises nearly €4,000 for 'needy' Fillon Hundreds donate cash after he said he could not save money - and some goes to buy suits for jobseekers