British humour is elite – it’s dry and self-deprecating and often very, very relatable.
Political figures? General elections? Brexit? Don’t know her.
But such topics have provided ample foundation for much viral content.
And over the past decade – which has been a testing time for the British landscape, to say the least – hilarious folks have flocked to Twitter to document their musings.
From everyday London behaviour to catchy TV jingles and gold moments in football, we’ve collected some of the best tweets from Brits from the last 10 years.
2019 was a strong year for Brit-curated Twitter content but we’ve gone as far back as 2013 (viral tweets were less common prior to it) and looked at the things which made us chuckle back then.
While Twitter has been around more than 10 years (started in 2006, FYI), it wasn’t used in the same way as it has been in the last decade.
We’ve seen the platform create life-changing movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo and it’s also been a great source of catharsis over the years, providing light comic relief from the banality of everyday life.
(And yes we’ve included some from Metro.co.uk ’cause we’re funny folks.)
Here are the best of Brits’ tweets from the past decade:
The year is 2192. The British Prime Minister visits Brussels to ask for an extension of the Brexit deadline. No one remembers where this tradition originated, but every year it attracts many tourists from all over the world.
— Julian Popov (@julianpopov) October 19, 2019
This has been a burden in my life for a few years now and finally I have got to the bottom of it…… pic.twitter.com/0YqJAoXuK1
— Coleen Rooney (@ColeenRoo) October 9, 2019
"Did ya say ya want scraps wi' them fish 'n' chips, love?" pic.twitter.com/e8u0Kz7viQ
— Ben (@MrBenjiWeb) September 26, 2017
autoglass: autoglass repair
me: autoglass replace pic.twitter.com/g04aMYseMc
— beth (@sticktoyourgxns) March 20, 2017
Just got Ed Sheeran’s new album pic.twitter.com/zeNClYMy8h
— Harvey Lindsay (@HarveyLindsay) January 2, 2018
saw £20 lying on the floor beside my foot in edinbrugh, picked it up and gave it to a guy holding a charity box….walked away all chuffed with myself only now to realise it was mine and it had fallen out my pocket 🙂🙂🙂hate maself now
— 𝒜𝓁𝒾𝓍 . 𝒞𝑜𝓌𝒶𝓃 🌹 (@alixcowan) June 25, 2018
When you think your AirPods are connected but actually ur playing “gimme the Benz punani” to the whole train carriage 🙃
— Dotty (@AmplifyDot) October 21, 2019
Tracy beaker to Mike after coming back to the dumping ground to work as a careworker pic.twitter.com/IfLX3diNUT
— ً (@whoisjoshva) October 26, 2019
europe: so… like… when are you actually…. leaving… the EU?
UK: pic.twitter.com/s1qRFfcLo9
— JOE (@JXEKER) October 28, 2019
saying you’re celebrating your 2 year anniversary:
-dull
-overused
-nobody caressaying you’ve been together for 4 brexit extensions:
-original
-spicy
-culturally poignant— saz (@sarahlostctrl) October 28, 2019
Hangman is a lovely childhood game where you slowly draw a man killing himself if another kid can’t read your mind.
— Felicity "on maternity leave" Ward (@felicityward) February 3, 2019
mate it was over 20 years ago. Bit late. pic.twitter.com/OaYRMci9Ie
— Thomas Gorton (@AngstromHoot) January 27, 2019
me before the 2019 election vs me after the 2019 election pic.twitter.com/FbE9UccUuF
— rose 🦇 (@roselyddon) December 16, 2019
Bad bitches don’t need to speak. Y’all see ha. https://t.co/TKuRqoDTed
— Kornflak ak lèt (@Not_Yves) December 20, 2019
ACCIDENTALLY PASTED THIS INTO AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF MY E-SIGNATURE, AND IN MY PANIC TO DELETE IT MANAGED TO SEND IT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. pic.twitter.com/a5ZDWyJiK4
— well, fuck (@katydeedonnelly) September 25, 2017
Picked up my mum steaming and she said "can we get chips" to which I replied "no we have some in the freezer",been waiting years to say that
— Pete Bradley (@PEEBZ_B) July 7, 2017
"Never have I ever ran through a field of wheat" pic.twitter.com/TEUfVmcLtQ
— Jennifer Agnew (@jen_agnew) June 7, 2017
what's up with this dramatic movie poster font choice. how many did he kill on his first day pic.twitter.com/yrni6PsdMg
— Lex Croucher (@lexcanroar) September 7, 2017
Spent a long time laughing at this pic.twitter.com/1PJZ0KiT74
— Amazon Presents: Tom (@TomFoins) May 9, 2018
Sorry mate, quickest way to Romford? pic.twitter.com/v9dNNHdfmX
— Jordon Manzo (@7JManzo) August 4, 2018
Hey Mum & Dad, I’ve got something to tell you… I’m Guacamole pic.twitter.com/lBsBPiQj7v
— James Barr (@imjamesbarr) May 2, 2019
Tesco going above and beyond 🤭😳 pic.twitter.com/JqMIzw9jbF
— Andrea ™ 🏳️🌈 (@I_am_Leighton_) May 15, 2019
For any aspiring journalist wondering if they can affect real change… pic.twitter.com/evdOsJlLWs
— Chris Rickett (@chrisrickett) April 16, 2018
Imagine if Banksy turned out to be Neil Buchanan from Art Attack. What a wild trip that would be.
— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) September 7, 2019
Needless to say, I don't think it's good news. pic.twitter.com/LuGppvSycJ
— Andy Lang (@HRH_Duke_of_Url) February 22, 2016
My girlfriend told me to stop singing Wonderwall, I said maybe
— Kieran Tobin (@KieraanTobin) July 22, 2015
In the UK we don't say congratulations, we say 'rah is that you yeah?' and I think that's beautiful
— Faima Bakar (@FaimaBakar) March 25, 2019
Alright bus, no need to show off. pic.twitter.com/61Vnwt9Ove
— Summer Ray (@SummerRay) February 10, 2015
this is every journalist headshot pic.twitter.com/4SxZTgpn1k
— Ruchira Sharma (@RuchoSharma) March 19, 2019
The graphics on Fifa 16 are something else pic.twitter.com/RzLlwrUl7i
— Richard Easterbrook 🤶 (@1Easterbrook) August 29, 2015
When you're in the chippy deciding what to have. pic.twitter.com/XmSp8945nn
— Gilles (@gillesoffthenet) October 19, 2015
Imagine the trouble she has trying to introduce herself in France. pic.twitter.com/RTeQ2KGr02
— Stu. (@dysondoc) March 24, 2016
No Scottish shortbread for you little man! pic.twitter.com/MKQzPLo3Qj
— Conor Collins (@conartworks) March 10, 2016
#WorldBookDay
Forgot they had to be in costume, so they're going to school as pages 89 & 165 of the Argos catalogue pic.twitter.com/5JHnHlRbte— joe heenan (@joeheenan) March 3, 2016
Take back control.
No you take it back.
No you fucking take it.
You touched it last. pic.twitter.com/160NuQGeXX
— Brian Backspurgon (@BrianSpanner1) June 24, 2016
Fell asleep in the taxi and none woke me up. Now I'm back at the taxi man's house in Stretford watching take me out pic.twitter.com/kwjYqUIB4v
— Mike Allison (@mikeallison67) February 1, 2015
Hey @SimplyBeUK I don't think that's quite the right picture for the full cup wired black bra… pic.twitter.com/sLUNYD1h2N
— Sylvie Metcalfe (@SylvieMett) December 7, 2015
This is still my favourite ever family photo. My mum did the "O". We told her we were going to write "Love". pic.twitter.com/PM5RqmZHwF
— jacko (@letseatmusic) November 2, 2014
@Tesco transfer me 10,000 club card points and you can have it back pic.twitter.com/rw5Us3PqUX
— a (@aachad27) January 21, 2017
When your humous says something funny and you just think pic.twitter.com/FdlDff3uoZ
— Annie Marron (@voteforannie) October 18, 2015
What the fuck am I at uni with?😂😂 pic.twitter.com/yBeo0teuqu
— Kieran Riley (@KieranRiley123) September 27, 2016
The seat behind looks like it's taking the seat in front hostage pic.twitter.com/XsX6roez6R
— Alice White (@alicewhitey) April 19, 2016
When yer Granda's dressed lit a creme egg pic.twitter.com/q6vFMHAW6R
— Scottish Tweets (@Scottish_Tweets) March 29, 2016
[sees girl reading The Catcher in the Rye]
"Ah I love that book. The way he just [clenches fist] catches all that frickin rye."— David Hughes (@david8hughes) June 1, 2014
I see you shiver with antici …
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2009
… pation.
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) May 8, 2014
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of pic.twitter.com/HwLL8JcPLf
— bella fahmi (@ogbellafahmi) July 21, 2019
The passive aggressiveness of tube drivers over the tannoy is 2nd to none. This morning one brother said: “If you keep obstructing the doors you won’t get to work on time and that’s your own business cah I’m already at work init. So keep playing yourself there”.
I laughed 😂
— #YellowCupPodcast (@TobiRachel_) November 12, 2019
Imitation is the biggest form of flattery! Absolutely love it @ladygaga ❤️💋 pic.twitter.com/XqRBpUSub8
— Kim Woodburn (@kimwoodburn) May 27, 2019
When two women are chatting on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/Txg9chz5l1
— Hannah O'Hanrahahanrahan (@buntyhoven) September 13, 2019
In the best yet things-my-nephews-have-done, the 7 year old ordered a burger today, and was asked if he wanted it medium. "Could you please make it very large?" he asked. Told that the choice was between medium or well done, he asked if the chef could do the best he could. Yes.
— Andy Kesson (@andykesson) August 16, 2019
When you bump into your cat 1/4 mile away from home.. pic.twitter.com/AKuAbW7HWD
— SнеRlock 🕵🏻 (@SherlockyTweet) April 4, 2018
“Sorry, are you…?”
“Oh… no! No, I’m not, sorry…”
“Ah! That’s ok, haha, thanks, sorry”
“Sorry”Transcript of a Brit asking another Brit if they’re in the queue
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) November 3, 2019
Me when my alarm goes off pic.twitter.com/NodaGuBNzf
— Rachael (@RachaelvsWorld) May 22, 2019
"Street! Street! Street!" pic.twitter.com/1Yd4G0Uy9T
— Holly & the Ivy Brockwell (@holly) June 24, 2019
Theresa May will resign next month to make way for her successor Theresa June.
— Michael Fry (@BigDirtyFry) May 24, 2019
Me after using “raison d’être” in a sentence pic.twitter.com/w07gyQoKgU
— Curry Bradshaw (@queerdiscox) July 18, 2019
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/30/57-of-the-best-british-tweets-of-the-decade-11963214/
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