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Pity the pun. Spurned as the lowest and dullest form of wit, the pun elicits groans not giggles. Charles Lamb called the pun “a pistol let off at the ear.” Ambrose Bierce defined the pun as “a form of ...

My heart hammered as I walked on stage to compete at the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship in Austin, Texas. For years, my punning had pushed friends, family and potential employers away. For once, ...

Puns can be implied in almost everything we say. The humorous side of our brain plays with words and there we have it: a pun is born! And as we all know too well, a pun is always fun. ScoopWhoop Media ...

When it comes to puns, I am a hot dog. I relish them. It's hard to ketchup with me, because I am a mustard-ent supporter of them. At this point, you either love me or hate. Either way is OK by me, but ...

Last week's discussion of puns prompted many readers to offer their favourites. Fortunately, they fell on the right side of the line dividing the obvious groaners from the ingenious constructs. This ...

Study finds the audible and visible reaction they elicit in others is not disgust or contempt but indicates an audience found it humorous Joe Pinkstone joined The Telegraph in 2021. He is recognised ...