LONDON -- Every now and then, politicians like to try their hand at a spot of stand-up. Sometimes, their jokes can surprise a sleepy audience into an unexpected chuckle.
More often than not, however, they fall horribly flat.
During Wednesday's edition of Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron attempted to sneak in a cheeky reference to the official Back to the Future Day -- but not everyone appreciated the gag.
Referring to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's stance against Britain's nuclear weapons, Cameron said: "It's today that we're celebrating that great film Back to the Future, and I'm not surprised that many people sitting behind him say he should get in his DeLorean and go back to 1985 and stay there."
David Cameron made a #BackToFutureDay joke in #PMQs. Oh the ~banter~ pic.twitter.com/9CIirJ47Fd— Evan Bartlett (@ev_bartlett) October 21, 2015
Although the Conservatives cheered in response to the joke, the reaction on Twitter wasn't quite so favourable.
OH. David Cameron made a Back to the Future joke at #PMQs. CANCEL THE CELEBRATIONS EVERYONE ITS BEEN SULLIED— FantonOfTheOpera (@FantonEsquire) October 21, 2015
tfw when you drop a fire joke about back to the future at #PMQs but nobody laughs because you hate the poor pic.twitter.com/7ayBhqQ4zW— anaAAAAARGhis bin (@fairfairisles) October 21, 2015
Dave making Back to the Future jokes on #PMQs - "He can go back to 1985!" what, when normal people could buy houses&uni was free? I'm there!— Beth Granville (@BettyGranville) October 21, 2015
Cameron just mentioned Back to the Future in #PMQs. Butthead.— Dr Adam Rutherford (@AdamRutherford) October 21, 2015