The best Humour newsletters

Personal essays and memoir-style anecdotes from British author Tom Cox, mixing family stories, travel memories and updates on his books. Readers get comic, observational writing with vivid detail and a distinctive voice.

A personal travel diary following a Peruvian finger puppet on train journeys across Europe, including last-minute Interrail trips, rail fare savings and the author's quest for a dining experience on a Transport for Wales train. Expect witty, anecdotal writing with practical notes on booking, lounges and cheap rail routes.

A British humour and satire magazine mixing comic features, fiction, mock investigations and parody reportage. Readers get irreverent pieces on UK culture and politics, such as a pub-crawl dispatch from Great Yarmouth and a revival of Molesworth.

A UK political satire site that publishes fake news stories mocking British government policy, politicians and media coverage, with a strong focus on Israel/Palestine, welfare cuts and civil liberties. Pieces use sarcasm and absurd exaggeration in a mock-news format.

A personal newsletter of humorous, profane anecdotes about family life, marriage, parenting and everyday mishaps, told in a chatty, dialogue-driven style. Readers get short comic stories with a distinct, unfiltered voice.

Wassiepedia is an absurdist, parody-encyclopedia newsletter that expands the fictional lore of the Wassies, a race of respawning creatures, through entries about cities, history and wars. Issues mix long in-world write-ups with short comic vignettes and jokes about crypto and internet culture.

A weekly, irreverent blog reviewing episodes of the British quiz show University Challenge, mixing quiz commentary with personal anecdotes and football references. Readers get match-by-match recaps, jokes about contestants and the show's quirks, and light reflections on everyday life.