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Barry Cryer's favourite canal joke

Blog | By Barry Cryer | Nov 19, 2025


An actor was walking along a canal when the owner of a narrowboat full of manure offered him a lift.

When they got to a lock, the lock-keeper cried, 'State your cargo!'

'Two tons of manure and an actor,' said the boat-owner.

And the actor said, 'Can I have a word with you about the billing?'