This is Philip Hammond, the chancellor of the exchequer. He's known as Spreadsheet Phil to some and reportedly actually wanted his first Budget, delivered earlier today, to be a bit boring.
And boy, it really was.
But going against type, he actually managed a few pretty good jokes (for a politician, delivering a major speech).
He even turned his dullard reputation into what can only be described as witty banter.
"This is the spreadsheet bit, but bear with me" - Chancellor says OBR growth forecast has increased #SpringBudget https://t.co/mFvM0TKprv
He made a mildly funny gag about a former chancellor having a good Budget but being sacked 10 weeks later.
Philip Hammond begins #Budget2017 with a joke - about chancellor sacked 10 wks after delivering 'last Spring Budget… https://t.co/0kuQF3Ft7V
There was this smooth transition from a section on driverless cars to an attack on Labour's leadership.
Chancellor @PHammondMP uses an announcement about driverless cars to have dig at Labour #Budget2017
The Labour frontbench did not see the funny side of it.
He referenced Professor Stephen Hawking's recent criticism of Labour with this puntastic topical gag.
Chancellor Philip Hammond: Jeremy Corbyn "is now so far down a black hole that even Stephen Hawking has disowned hi… https://t.co/n8vF5ynmla
Corbyn: still not amused.
At this point he was casually tossing out long-term economic puns.
"They don't call it the last Labour government for nothing." Philip Hammond jokes about past Labour government's co… https://t.co/8Bd8byu3LN
The Tories were enjoying it almost as much as Theresa May enjoyed Prime Minister's Questions earlier on.
This is the most Theresa May has ever laughed in public ever. #PMQs