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Riverley Primary Year 5 Win Beano's 'Britain's Funniest Class' Competition

Riverley pupils with their teacher Maisha Mahfuza will be featured in this week's Beano edition as winners of the annual comedy contest.

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Overview

  • Year 5 students at Riverley Primary in Leyton won with the joke "What do you call the fanciest punctuation? An a-posh-trophe."
  • Teacher Maisha Mahfuza was named Britain's Funniest Teacher alongside her class victory.
  • A panel of Beano gag editors shortlisted the top 10 jokes before handing the final decision to a public vote.
  • The winning school will receive the Britain's Funniest Class trophy, Gnasher badges, and comic subscriptions for the whole class.
  • Beano’s director of mischief, Mike Stirling, praised the pun as "creative, mischievous and 100% funny."