I have to stand by yekke (whether or not he is acutally English, just because he spells humour with a ‘u’) since the British sense of humour is based on wit, whereas Americans seem to favour slapstick and funny happenings. Wit is far more intelligent, and we are certainly not dull.
However, I have had moments where I have laughed out loud at a particular phrase in a humour column, but on the whole I can read through a whole article without cracking a smile. I understand it can’t be easy to write a humour column every week but sometimes I feel like he’s been sitting at the desk for ages trying to come up with something funny instead of letting it flow.