The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is a chance for Brits (and the rest of the world) to take to the stage and tickle everyone’s funny bones. A British comedy channel, the interestingly named ‘Dave’, then short-listed 50 jokes and put them to the general public for voting.
So who came out tops and what were these gems? Spoiler alert – Kanye and Kim Kardashian get a bashing so we can tell the voters had some class. Over to the Guardian to reveal the top 10 in order:
1. Darren Walsh [pictured above]: I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.
2. Stewart Francis: Kim Kardashian is saddled with a huge arse … but enough about Kanye West.
3. Adam Hess: Surely every car is a people carrier?
4. Masai Graham: What’s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, the other is a little lighter.
5. Dave Green: If I could take just one thing to a desert island, I probably wouldn’t go.
6. Mark Nelson: Jesus fed 5,000 people with two fishes and a loaf of bread. That’s not a miracle. That’s tapas.
7. Tom Parry: Red sky at night: shepherd’s delight. Blue sky at night: day.
8. Alun Cochrane: The first time I met my wife, I knew she was a keeper. She was wearing massive gloves.
9. Simon Munnery: Clowns divorce: custardy battle.
10. Grace the Child: 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.
Ian Smith: If you don’t know what introspection is, you need to take a long, hard look at yourself.
Tom Ward: I usually meet my girlfriend at 12:59 because I like that one-to-one time.
Ally Houston: Let me tell you a little about myself. It’s a reflexive pronoun that means “me”.
James Acaster: Earlier this year I saw The Theory of Everything – loved it. Should’ve been called Look Who’s Hawking, that’s my only criticism.
There are some real zingers in there, and comedy is of course highly subjective, so if you can find a few that help you through Hump Day then we’re glad we could be of service.
[sources:guardian&dailybeast]
