Birmingham Comedy Festival runs in the city from October 2-11 with a host of stars to make us laugh.
Among the 120 acts appearing om 60 performances at 20 venues will be Henning Wehn, Jason Bryne, Chris Ramsey, Frankie Boyle and Rob Beckett.
As well as Weird Al Yankovic, Daniel Sloss, Lee Nelson, Tom Stade and Andrew Maxwell.
Many comics say that Birmingham is one of their favourite cities to play, as we are prepared to laugh at ourselves.
So we asked some comedians to tell us their favourite jokes about Birmingham and found others about our accent.
Gary Delaney, who grew up in Dorridge
Birmingham’s hosting the Tory Conference, some have complained their ridiculous accents sound stupid, but the Brummies don’t seem to mind.
I was arguing with a friend over whether Birmingham is Britain’s drabbest city, but unfortunately it’s a bit of a grey area.
Hall Green’s Joe Lycett
What do you say if you’re from the Black Country and your grandchild is losing at tennis? It day fair bab, me bab’s bab’s bat’s bad.
Milton Jones, who’s playing Birmingham’s New Alexandra Theatre on October 31
Did you hear about the Brummie who fought in Vietnam and kept getting flashbacks to being in Birmingham?
Frank Skinner told this Birmingham joke on Channel 4’s Big Fat Anniversary Quiz.
Why has the Queen got so many children? Because she’s got ER on her knickers.
Watching David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade analysing this joke is actually funnier than the joke, but note strong language towards the end of the clip.
Almost all of Jasper Carrott’s local jokes are about his beloved Birmingham City FC.
Lose some, draw some, that’s us.
I was at St Andrew’s on Saturday and bought a ticket for their golden goal competition.
If the time on my ticket matches the time they score I could win a £1,000.
I opened the ticket and it read “October”.
Anonymous
I went to a fancy dress party in Birmingham where the theme was “spice”.
I went as a chilli but everyone else was an astronaut.
A Brummie walks into a tailors and says: “Alroit, mate. I’d like a 70s suit, please.”
The tailor says: “Certainly sir, and would you like a kipper tie?”
Brummie says: “Thanks mate, two sugars.”
First Brummie: “Have you seen The Voice?”
Second Brummie: “Of course, it’s on the bench in me shed next to me woodworking tools.”