Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

Frank Herbert Muir CBE (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer radio and television personality and raconteur. Later career
In 1954 Muir founded an amateur dramatic society "Thorpe Players" in the village of Thorpe Surrey where he lived for many years.

Together they wrote BBC radio's Take It From Here for over 10 years and then appeared on BBC radio quizzes My Word! and My Music for another 35. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers.