VeryBritishProblems explained the trivial way people pick up nicknames and the examples flooded in – 17 favourites

23 favourite things people are saying about Donald Trump’s election win the morning after the nightmare before

Someone asked AI how the Egyptian pyramids were built and the result is wonderfully creepy

JD Vance claims his political world view was extremely influenced by Boyz N’ the Hood, and people can’t stop laughing

YouGov America asked how fictional characters would vote in the US election, and the results are highly controversial – 21 favourite comments

John Mulaney’s ‘a horse in a hospital’ routine is on people’s minds, for some reason

Mark Francois is back on the Tory front bench and it sent his hilarious own by Will Self viral all over again

Kemi Badenoch trolled Keir Starmer for giving scripted answers and his A++ comeback was top tier stuff

Jemaine Clement had the only response necessary for people saying Trump’s win was a blow for the American ‘elite’

Kirstie Allsop bemoaned rising house prices and this comeback cut straight to the chase

Emmanuel Macron’s congratulations for Donald Trump was either a next level burn or hilariously lost in translation

Once again, Susie Dent’s Word of the Day said everything that needed to be said

Boris Johnson looked to Stormy Daniels for support and her hilarious response stunned even him (for a moment at least)

On a grim US election night, Brian Cox’s face whenever Boris Johnson spoke lifted everyone’s spirits no end

It’s all over bar the shouting, and Trump is headed back to the White House – 39 early reactions

Brian Cox’s devastating takedown of Donald Trump went wildly viral and perfectly nailed where we are right now

Boris Johnson kept wanging on about his book on C4’s election night and Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s A++ response had everyone cheering

If you were wondering how the new Tory cabinet is going, Mark Francois is now the Shadow Minister of State for Defence – 21 shots across the bow