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NORTH GETS LAST LAUGH

Northerners ARE officially funnier than Southerners… but which city came out on top?

You'd think most Brits would claim their city has the funniest people, but that doesn't seem to be the case

NORTHERNERS are funnier than Southerners, a new study can finally reveal.

Even southerners agree their northern counterparts earn more laughs, with 74 per cent of voters saying they were the nations' best comics.

John Bishop has lots to smile about with the performance of his home city
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John Bishop has lots to smile about with the performance of his home cityCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The poll by Comedy Central Live surveyed 1,500 Brits, with half from the South and half from the North.

Liverpool, known for producing comics John Bishop, Ken Dodd and Les Dennis, were voted the funniest after earning 23 per cent of the vote.

Brighton received a tiny two per cent, leaving them rock bottom of the table, while boring Belfast, Birmingham and Bristol shared three per cent.

Newcastle, home of Sarah Millican, took second spot with 14 per cent, while London had to settle for third, claiming 12 per cent of the vote.

Sarah Millican and her fellow geordies have joked their way to second spot
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Sarah Millican and her fellow geordies have joked their way to second spotCredit: Rex Features

It seems no surprise the home city of Billy Connolly and controversial comic Frankie Boyle was voted to have the dirtiest jokers, with Glasgow winning that vote on 12 per cent.

The study also found that Britons laughed out loud 11 times a day on average, but 17 per cent did admit nobody ever laughed at their jokes.

Proud Londoner Micky Flanagan wont be pleased to see his city third on the list
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Proud Londoner Micky Flanagan wont be pleased to see his city third on the listCredit: Rex Features

The funniest cities in the UK

Here's the complete table ranking the funniest cities in the UK.

1.     Liverpool 23 per cent

2.     Newcastle 14 per cent

3.     London 12 per cent

4.     Manchester 10 per cent

5.     Glasgow 10 per cent

6.     Edinburgh 4 per cent

7.     Bristol 3 per cent

8.     Birmingham 3 per cent

9.     Belfast 3 per cent

10.  Brighton 2 per cent

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Comedy Central Live are launching a three-day comedy festival in Southampton in October.

A spokesperson for the event, Penny Brough, said: "Northerners may have come out top in the comedy stakes but we know Southerners are just as funny and for one weekend, 5-7 October, we’ll be making Southampton the funniest place in Britain.

“We have an unbeatable and diverse line up of comedians from across the whole country, cracking all types of jokes that will suit all comedy tastes.”

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