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Great British Art? Mr Bean Hilariously Inserted Into Old Paintings – Just...
This is making the rounds and its so funny that we just had to share it. Artist Rodney Pike has taken some of the greatest works of art the world has ever seen and inserted Mr Bean aka Rowan Atkinson...
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Brit Humour: More British Problems That Are Both Hilarious and Some Baffling
We thought this was fun and worth sharing (note: we did not make this). Source. The post Brit Humour: More British Problems That Are Both Hilarious and Some Baffling appeared first on Anglotopia.net.
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The Best British Themed Halloween Costume from Halloween Weekend – The Royal...
This Halloween costume is so awesome, I just had to share it. A reddit user by the name of TheRealFreshy went at the Royal Baby for Halloween. Brilliant! Source. The post The Best British Themed...
View ArticleAchievements in Achievement II: More Brits breaking boundaries you didn’t...
I love the Guinness Book of World Records, especially reading all their entries about people who make records in things nobody would ever do. For instance, in Sydney, Australia, Chayne Hultgren...
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Friday Humour: Hilarious British First World Problems
This was too funny not to share! Source. The post Friday Humour: Hilarious British First World Problems appeared first on Anglotopia.net.
View ArticleBrit Humour: 13 Very British Problems – Hilarious Video from Buzzfeed
The folks over at Buzzfeed have created a very funny video that shares more ‘British Probems.’ Check it out! The post Brit Humour: 13 Very British Problems – Hilarious Video from Buzzfeed appeared...
View ArticleHumour: British Airways Launches Cheeky #NoPlaceLikeHome Video Celebrating...
This video is too funny not to share! From British Airways: No matter where we travel to in life we all occasionally get nostalgic about home, at certain times of the year that pull is particularly...
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British Humour: The Definitive Stereotype Map Of Britain And Ireland
We thought this map was a lot of fun a worth sharing. A disclaimer: WE DID NOT MAKE THIS MAP. We do not endorse the stereotypes, this is for humor purposes. (Click to view a larger version) Offend...
View ArticleAusten Humor: Things Jane Austen Characters Do That Would Be Weird If You Did...
This funny video from Buzzfeed wonders how weird it would be in the modern day to do some of the things done by famous Jane Austen Characters. Very funny! The post Austen Humor: Things Jane Austen...
View ArticleLost in the Pond: British Guy – The U.S. Turned Me into an Anglophile – Video
Lost in the Pond editor Laurence Brown reveals some of the British paraphernalia he’s acquired since moving to the United States. The post Lost in the Pond: British Guy – The U.S. Turned Me into an...
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Great British Pubs: Amusing British Pub Names – Yes These Are Real Pubs!
Here’s a fun selection of picture of pubs with amusing names – have you visited any of these? Source. The post Great British Pubs: Amusing British Pub Names – Yes These Are Real Pubs! appeared first...
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Brit Book Review: Charles_HRH’s Guide to Great Britishness
There’s a twitter account that has been going for several years that is a fake Prince Charles and it cynically chimes in on current events pretending to be Prince Charles. It’s generally rather...
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Guest Post: Top 10 Things Not To Ask A British Person
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post from British Expat Jo Rosz and is meant all in good humour. The more I travel, the more I love talking about my homeland, it’s traditions, it’s culture,...
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Guest Post: Rude and Amusing Places – The Marvellously Entertaining Things...
The Marvelously Entertaining Things You Can Find on a Map of Britain – a guest post by Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick – Makers of the Marvellous Map of Great British Place Names Maps: No...
View ArticleBrit Humour: Stephen Fry Welcomes You to Britain and Explains British Culture...
To showcase the unique, eclectic culture of modern Britain, Heathrow Airport teamed up with British Icon, Stephen Fry, to welcome arriving passengers to the UK! They’re not all red phone boxes and...
View ArticleFriday Fun: Best British Train Driver Announcement Ever – Video
This funny video went viral while we were traveling and it’s simply too funny not to share. Enjoy! The post Friday Fun: Best British Train Driver Announcement Ever – Video appeared first on...
View ArticleVideo: England – A Beginner’s Guide – Humourous Cultural Exploration
This fun video is making the rounds so I thought we’d share it as well. It’s a tongue in cheek guide to all things English, from an English person. It’s filled with cynicism and ‘taking the piss’ as...
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Friday Fun: The UK’s Oddest Place Names – Map
I love maps like these! This one features some of the UK’s oddest place names. There are certainly more places than this but it’s a fun start! And yes, before you ask, these are all real places in...
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The Repat Report: Five Things a Brit in Britain Should Know About (Apparently)
As I mentioned in my maiden post, as a recent born-again Brit, I’m still making a fool of myself on a regular basis. Sometimes I accidentally use an American word; a crime which brings on the most...
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The Repat Report: Parking Like a What? On Driving and Parking in the UK
It’s never been a problem for me to switch seats and drive on the other side of the road. When crossing the Pond, either way, I usually give myself about twenty-four hours to get used to the traffic...
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The Repat Report: Weather be Damned, We’re Hanging Our Washing Out
One thing we Brits like to talk about is the weather. As one airline pilot said on our descent into London a few years ago, “It’s 63 and cloudy today; but then again, it’s always 63 and cloudy here!”...
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Letters from Britain: British humour, as I see it – A British Person’s Guide...
There is no getting away from it, most of Britain has had dreadful wet weather so far in 2018. Then on Saturday, we had glorious sunshine. Out came the mowers, the seed compost, and the much-needed...
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The Repat Report: Wonky Veg and Chuck On Clothing – Loving These Supermarket...
You may have heard of the “British sense of humor”; you know, that thing the rest of the world smiles at with a mixture of bemusement and forbearance. This subtle humor can be found in the most...
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The Repat Report: Very British Marketing – A Clever Use of British-isms
I’ve written a little about the very British food I’m discovering on British shelves. Only in the UK can you market Wonky Food really. (Question – if you did so in the USA, would people assume the veg...
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Shed of the Year: Bra-fitting boutique and Catholic oratory among Britain’s...
A bra-fitting boutique, a Catholic oratory, and a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-inspired “inventor’s workshop” are among this year’s Shed of the Year entrants. The “lockdown” category introduced in last...
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Discussion: Is There Really Such a Thing As BAD Doctor Who?
For my own personal celebration of the 50th Anniversary I’ve been making it a priority to view each Doctor for their corresponding month (January= Hartnell, February=Troughton, etc.). As I begin to...
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The Fiver: Right! Stop that! These Sketches are Silly! – Five Best Monty...
Running for five years and forty-five episodes, you can ask ten different Monty Python fans what their favorite sketch is and receive ten different answers. In 1969, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric...
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Brit Books: English Wit by Tom Hay
English Wit by Tom Hay is one of the little books you always find at the front of the bookstore near the checkout – and this new one is a delight. English Wit is a small little book filled with great...
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Details for Monty Python Live Announced
Speaking from the playhouse Theatre in London which is the current home of Spamalot the musical the five surviving members Of Monty Python John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and...
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Doctor Who Worst to Best: The Regeneration Stories
And thus The Eleventh Hour is over, and Twelve’s Hour comes. Love it or hate it, The Eleventh Doctor’s final shout is now for the ages. How does it measure it up his predecessors? Presented here and...
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Video: Bad British Commentary of NFL Football – Hilarious Video!
Check out this hilarious video simply called Bad British Commentary of British Football. It’s a very hilarious look at America’s popular sport by someone who doesn’t really understand it.From the video...
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Humor: British People Attempt to Describe the Super Bowl
In this amusing video from Buzzfeed, they ask British people to explain what they think the Super Bowl is. What follows is an amusing external look at what Americans probably think is the most...
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Video: Jaguar Super Bowl Commercial – Why are all the Bad Guys Played by Brits?
Jaguar – the iconic British car brand (now owned by Indians) – poses the question in their new Super Bowl TV spot: Why is the bad guy always played by a Brit.To help explain why, they enlist Ben...
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The Passive Aggressive County Map of England
This is really funny – the passive aggressive county map of England. When you type [name of English county] into Google, these are what it suggests for results. Though I disagree with many of the...
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Video: Monty Python Release New Music Video – The Silly Walks Song – Watch Here
In anticipation of their upcoming live London stage show, Monty Python have released a new music video called The Silly Walks Song that will be featured in the show and on the accompanying album. The...
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Great British Telly: 14 Wonderful British Comedies You Should Binge Watch...
Last week we wrote and article all about 10 British TV shows you guys should binge watch right away. It was a very popular article so we thought it would be fun to branch out and do separate articles...
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Rude British Humor: Britain’s Greatest Place Names – Fun Map of the Most...
This map is not for the faint of heart as it shows what are probably the coolest place names in Britain that also happen to be the rudest. And yes, before you ask, these are all REAL place names! We...
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Brit TV: Coming Soon to BBC America – Almost Royal – A New Comedy about...
This came across our wires and we thought it was worth sharing. BBC America is producing a new comedy show called Almost Royal. It’s a fly on the wall comedy about two uppity British Aristocrats on a...
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Doc Martin In Your Car: Cornish Comedian Creates SatNav With Cornwall Accent...
A comedian has created a downloadable satnav voiceover that directs drivers and makes jokes – in a CORNISH accent. The new app created by funnyman Colin Leggo gives users a choice of four members of...
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Humor: The Stereotype Map of Britain (and Europe)
An artist over on DevantArt named Martin Vargic has made a funny map of the world based on a particular country’s popularly believed stereotypes. The result is both funny and offensive, depending on...
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Brit Language: Peter Sellers – Complete Guide To Accents of The British Isles
In these two excellent videos, Peter Sellers guides us through the accents of the British Isles and it’s really funny! From 1979, “The Complete Guide To Accents of The British Isles” was put on record...
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Brit Language: One Woman, 17 British Accents – Great Video About the Various...
In this charming video from BBC America Anglophenia, the presenter takes a linguistic tour of the British isles and shows some (I stress some) of the English accents spoken around the country (and...
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Friday Fun: Everything Stops for Tea – A Fun Musical Tribute to the Venerable...
We’re huge fans here at Anglotopia of Professor Elemental, a Victorian themed British rapper (yes, that is a thing). It’s four o’clock on a Friday, time to pour a cuppa and sit back and enjoy this...
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Video: How To Speak British – Anglophenia Episode 7
We’re really enjoying the Anglophenia series of videos that BBC America have been releasing. We know you guys are as well as they are the most popular posts when we publish them!So here is the latest –...
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Names of Britain: 10 British Villages with Unique (and often rude) Names and...
It’s not just streets and roads in London that have unique names, many of Britain’s villages have them as well. As this article shows, there are plenty of unique names in the whole of England,...
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Video: This Video of a Bagpiper on a Unicycle Performing Monty Python and the...
This is pretty awesome.This video doesn’t really need much of an introduction. It’s a bagpiper on a unicycle playing Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Oh and there’s flames. The post Video: This Video...
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Harry Potter – Humor – Middle Aged Harry Potter Novel Ideas
JK Rowling took the Harry Potter world by storm last week when she released a new short story detailing what he was up to in his adult life.If she continues writing about the wizard’s life, what...
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Friday Humour: Some Very British Problems – Funny Graphic
We came across this and thought it was worth sharing – Very British Problems. Very funny stuff! (NOTE: We didn’t make this, we’re just sharing it).Source. The post Friday Humour: Some Very British...
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A Brief History of British Political Cartoons
While using images to tell a story dates back to cave paintings and later on to the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and other cultures, political cartoons or comics as we know them are a tool of satire...
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Anglotopia Explainer: What is The Edinburgh Fringe Festival?
Simply put, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest performing arts festival of its kind in the world. Taking place for nearly a month (twenty-five days total) in August, it is a non-juried arts...
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