Pope jokes around as he hosts famous comedians

Pope Francis has met more than 100 comedians from around the world to celebrate the importance of humour - and the pontiff even tried a funny gag of his own.

Among the US celebrities at the Vatican were Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon.

The entertainers were hosted in Rome, before the pontiff headed to Puglia, southern Italy, for the G7 summit.