Star Wars Humor

It's no doubt that our culture and world perception are shaped by the things we consume. With a plethora of memes, music and the never-ending list of TV shows, movies definitely are high up on the list of the biggest influencers. And with the recent premieres of episodes VII and VIII, the Star Wars franchise stands tall, connecting the past and future generations with the sounds of lightsabers and the beeps of robots clashing in the background of the epic space opera.

1. Jeremy Bulloch did not read lines or screen test when he auditioned to play Boba Fett in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and was only selected for the role because he fit inside the pre-made costume the best.

From Luke and Darth Vader to Han Solo and Obi-Wan, which character does your personality best match? The force is with you; just take this quiz and find out!

Dear Star Wars, let us count the reasons we love you. You gave us the Wookiees, you gave us the thrills, you gave us the Adam Driver memes, and you gave us the spills… Nothing else comes to mind to finish this rhyme, so I’ll just spit it out - most importantly, you gave us the Star Wars jokes to make us all grin! And with a universe so vast and characters so diverse, it is no wonder that the ground for jokes and puns is very fertile.