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The top 10 funniest jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival revealed

A joke about mobile phones has scooped the award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Fe...
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12.55 25 Aug 2015


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The top 10 funniest jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival revealed

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12.55 25 Aug 2015


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A joke about mobile phones has scooped the award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Darren Walsh took the Joke King crown, awarded by TV channel Dave, with his clever one-liner: "I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It's Hans free."

Canadian comic Stewart Francis came in second with his double entendre: "Kim Kardashian is saddled with a huge arse - but enough about Kanye West."

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While Adam Hess took third place with his witty remark: "Surely every car is a people carrier?"

It wasn't all men on the list, 'Grace the Child', who is only 12 years old, took 10th place with her quip: "They're always telling me to live my dreams - but I don't want to be naked in an exam I haven't revised for."

Dave enlisted a panel of 10 judges, consisting of the UK's foremost comedy critics, who scoured venues at the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe over a week-long period to nominate their five favourite jokes.

Here is the top ten list, in descending order, in full:

Dave's Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2015

10. "They're always telling me to live my dreams. But I don't want to be naked in an exam I haven't revised for..." - Grace The Child

9. "Clowns divorce. Custardy battle" - Simon Munnery

8. "The first time I met my wife, I knew she was a keeper. She was wearing massive gloves" - Alun Cochrane

7. "Red sky at night. Shepherd's delight. Blue sky at night. Day" - Tom Parry

6. "Jesus fed 5,000 people with two fishes and a loaf of bread. That's not a miracle. That's tapas" - Mark Nelson

5. "If I could take just one thing to a desert island I probably wouldn't go" - Dave Green

4. "What's the difference between a 'hippo' and a 'Zippo'? One is really heavy, the other is a little lighter" - Masai Graham

3. "Surely every car is a people carrier?" - Adam Hess

2. "Kim Kardashian is saddled with a huge arse... but enough about Kanye West" - Stewart Francis

1. "I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It's Hans free" - Darren Walsh


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