Chuckling children tickle the nation's funny bone

Voyager year 5 class from Whitehill Junior School in Hitchin has been crowned the nation’s funniest with their “What do you call a class of children who eat potatoes using their toes? The Mash Street Kids!” joke.

Beano is helping spread smiles and tickle funny bones across the nation by unveiling a giant joke billboard in the winning town.

Top ten funniest jokes for this year have also been revealed, all in their recent comic.

The annual initiative, created in partnership with children and young people’s mental health charity YoungMinds, is now in its fourth year.

The Mash Street Kids joke snatched the top spot with more than 85,000 votes from the UK public.

The annual Beano competition, currently in its fourth year, challenges kids across the country to find their funny bones and submit their best quips in hope of securing the title as Britain’s Funniest Class 2022.

The competition was fierce this year with hilarious jokes coming in from across the nation and a total of ten witty schools were shortlisted by Beano’s gag masters and Head Judge comedian Suzi Ruffell.

The top ten jokes, all true Beano-esque funnies, are as follows classified by joke, school and area ...

1 What do you call a class of children who eat potatoes using their toes?! The Mash Street Kids! – Whitehill Junior School, Hitchin

2 Doctor: I'm afraid that we need to remove your whole spine. Patient: But why? Doctor: Because it's really holding you back – ESMS Junior School, Edinburgh