The adopted son of a gay couple is seeking asylum after being forced to suffer through twice the normal amount of dad jokes.

Johnny Herman, 7, ran away from home and is now seeking asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy, claiming he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.

‘Almost everything I hear at home is a dad joke. At first, I thought that was normal, then I talked to my friends at school and learned that I was having twice the typical amount of terrible jokes inflicted upon me.

‘Now I suffer from anxiety. When I was at home I would barely talk lest whatever I say be turned against me in some groan-inducing gag,’ said Johnny.

The Ecuadorian Embassy has accepted Johnny’s request and has placed him in the room previously occupied by Julian Assange.

‘We’re sure Johnny will be much more neat and tidy than our last guest,’ they told us.