This chapter examines the use of humour in Cotton Famine poetry, and the functions of verse in this context that intends to amuse. It is recognised that amusement is often related to anger in these contexts as irony and satire are employed to make political points. The first section, “Humorous Lancashire Poetry,” considers poetry in local Lancashire newspapers that uses humour to comment on political or social situations. The second section, “Punch has its Say” discusses how the Metropolitan magazine Punch’s humorous verse commented on the cotton trade and the American war. There is an especial focus on Punch verse that was republished in Lancashire newspapers, considering the reception contexts of this phenomenon. The third section, entitled “Letters from America,” focusses entirely on satirical poetry relating to cotton and transatlantic relations that was featured on illustrated “patriotic envelopes” published in New York in the early years of the Civil War.