mrtotty (is there anything in your name? Just wondered, ’tis all…) yes, these are not the greatest one-liners (see previous years, there were some much better ones to giggle at) but apparently some better ones require elaborate set ups and/or props, which don’t really work for this kind of competition. Apparently.

This is a joke. May the forum read your words of wisdom relevant to the subject of: “British Nationals, I.S. and revoking passports please.

No, no no no, John. Jokes might begin with “I say, I say, I say…” or “Why did the chicken cross the road…?” or even “An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman…”
They don’t usually start “This is a joke…” since it is a bit of a give away. If they do start like that, they generally aren’t funny – and this one is a case in point.
Maybe a mother-in-law joke would work better for you…