Funny Poems About Famous People

We live in an age obsessed by celebrity, where people are famous only for being famous, or having large breasts, or being married to other spurious celebrities. Paul Curtis's collection of funny poetry about famous people includes biographical poems about iconic figures from history, contemporary pseudo-celebrities and the odd fictional character.

A Wander Down Lupino Lane

A clever poem which celebrates celebrity and involves some punishing puns.

Who Made Marian..

A funny poem in narrative form about the exploits of Robin Hood and his band of merry men.

Best of a Decade

A nostalgic look back at the 1960s, the decade which for many held the best of everything.

Pet Lover

The butt of this poem, literally and metaphorically, is the gloriously camp comedian Julian Clary.

War By George

A light poem which deals with a difficult subject, David Lloyd George's involvement in the events which lead up to the start of the Second World War.

Thank God for Winnie

A companion peace to War by George, the poem Thank God for Winnie celebrates Winston Churchill's strong stance against the might of the Hitler war machine.

Slowly Sam

A humorous poem about the celebrated American film maker Sam Peckinpah, famous for his graphic depiction of action and violence.

Oh Goody

It may help overseas readers to know that Jade Goody is a vacuous and pneumatically enhanced pseudo-celebrity who came to prominence, or perhaps dual prominence, as a result of appearing on the show Big Brother. Then again, it might make you decide to simply skip the poem completely.

Hook

Back to normality, or at least something approaching sanity, with a funny poem about the fictional character Captain Hook who is central to the children's classic Peter Pan.