The Punch & Judy College of Professors is your gateway to the world of leading Punch & Judy performers in Great Britain and to the skills and traditions of the age-old drama. College membership criteria are based upon the exacting standards of the prestigious Inner Magic Circle and membership is open to any Punch Professor who satisfies the entry conditions. The College has a particularly robust attitude towards upholding the reputation of Mr. Punch as a national icon of mischief and argues his case with vigour.

The College (a term chosen as the appropriate collective description for a gathering of 'Professors') was founded at a meeting in the Punch Tavern in Fleet St. on Oct 7th. 1985 and formally launched on Dec 18th of that year with an announcement in The Times "wishing His Impudence Mr. Punch a continuation of the popularity he has hitherto enjoyed throughout the reign of sixteen monarchs". The College crest, adapted from the design for the Joker found in an old pack of playing cards, has been variously interpreted as Mr. Punch with the world at his feet, or as Mr. Punch giving the world a kick in the seat of its pants. The choice is in the eye of the beholder.