Oh dear. I hate to criticise someone who makes the effort to do something, but John O'Farrell's new site, intended as a British version of The Onion is pretty lame. The jokes are tired and obvious. Take this:

Gary Glitter musical fails to find investors

Gary GlitterFollowing the success of Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, and a host of a nostalgic West End musicals, would-be theatrical impressario Cliff Powell had been confident that there was another hit show just waiting in the wings. However the main investor in the new Gary Glitter musical ‘My Gang!’ today announced that the show now looks unlikely to happen. Mr Powell who has given years of his life to this project said ‘We contacted hundreds of potential investors with the message ‘Do You Wanna Be In My Gang?’ and quite a strong signal came back saying ‘Well, no.’

Maybe it'll get better. Somehow I doubt it. British humour is, with rare exceptions, not a patch on American.