With “Star Wars” excitement at a fever pitch, plenty of people are making jokes and puns about the series. But no one is doing it better than this Channel 5 weather reporter.
On Tuesday, Sian Welby delivered an amazing round of “Star Wars”-themed jokes into her 40-second broadcast and it’s now going viral online.
“If you Luke father west, you will be seeing a glimmer of sunshine if you’re Wookiee,” Welby says at the beginning of the segment, adding later, “If you’re forced to awaken early tomorrow morning, it will be on the dark side.”
Every single joke is delivered dead pan. In fact, if you weren’t paying attention, there’s a chance you wouldn’t catch them at all.
Though some media outlets are saying they spot 12 puns, we’ve listed the 11 we counted below along with Welby’s complete broadcast transcript (her jokes are in bold):
Well it’s another unusually mild day today with a Leia of cloud covering the UK. But if you Luke father west, you will be seeing a glimmer of sunshine if you’re Wookiee. However, there will be a fairly light breeze, the force is strong though for Northern Scotland. And then tonight the weather strikes back as a deep area of low pressure pushes in from the west, creating storm-like conditions for Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. Don’t be a trooper, please take care on the roads — could be difficult driving conditions. Now if you’re forced to awaken early tomorrow morning it will be on the dark side, but as you can see, fairly mild with temperatures in double digits. Far, far away towards the southeast of England there’s a new hope of sunshine developing in the afternoon.
“Leia of cloud covering the UK” = The iconic Princess Leia.
“Luke father west” = Double pun; a reference to Luke Skywalker as well as the famous line, “Luke I am your father.”
“If you’re Wookiee” = A referene to everyone’s favorite Wookiee, Chewbaca!
“Force is strong for northern Scotland” = The Jedi’s most powerful weapon, the force.
“Weather strikes back” = A play on the 5th movie, “The Empire Strikes Back.”
“Don’t be a trooper” = A Stormtrooper, that is!
“Forced to awaken” = A timely “Force Awakens” joke, referring to the newest film in the franchise.
“It will be on the dark side” = Everyone's familiar with the dark side of the force.
“Far, far away” = Perhaps one of the most famous lines in the films: “In a galaxy far, far away…”
“New hope for some sunshine” = A reference to the 1977 “Star Wars” classic “A New Hope.”
This is not the first time Sian Welby has inserted puns into her broadcast. Back in October, she also did a segment on “Back to the Future” that you can watch below.
You can follow Welby on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and if you spot any other "Star Wars" puns, let us know in the comments.
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