The 10 funniest jokes from the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

marksierra

Aug 19, 2019 at 4:55am

While recognising that humour is definitely subjective, these are the Top Ten funniest jokes, as chosen by Channel Dave from this year's Festival participants:

1. I keep randomly shouting out “Broccoli” and “Cauliflower”. I think I might have Florets. – Olaf Falafel

2. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy. – Richard Stott

3. What’s driving Brexit? From here it looks like it’s probably the Duke of Edinburgh. – Milton Jones

4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, “Yes, of course. That’s 20 cows.” – Jake Lambert

5. A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it. – Ross Smith

6. Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It’s the reason I get up in the morning. – Ross Smith

7. I accidentally booked myself on to an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it. – Adele Cliff

8. After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging. – Richard Pulsford

9. To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian. – Mark Simmons

10. I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts. – Ivo Graham

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/olaf-falafel-edinburgh-funniest-joke-award

mfpark

Aug 19, 2019 at 8:23am

Sounds like a lot of Stephen Wright disciples.

Milton Jones is definitely a Stephen Wright follower. His entire act is nothing but one-line dad jokes, which you begin by groaning at but eventually he wins you over. Have to admit I haven't heard of the rest of that pack.

mrincredible

Aug 19, 2019 at 11:09am Edited

So what does it mean that only one of the winners is a woman?

Were women comedians well-represented at the Fringe Festival?

Here's another list!

Steff Todd: My new boyfriend told me he’s got my face as his wallpaper, which I thought was cute until I saw his lounge.

Olaf Falafel: Actors who can cure my lisp? I’m pretty sure Anne Hathaway, but I’m going to ask Colin Firth.

Catherine Bohart: I suppose lesbian sex is a bit like cricket, in that it goes on for ever and there are a lot of men watching it at home, alone, on the internet.

Darren Harriott: My mum said she’s turning my room into a study. I doubt it, unless she’s doing a PhD on Coronation Street and Echo Falls rosé.

Alex Kealy: When applying for a job as an estate agent, the interviewer worried that my CV was a bit small. I said actually it’s really cosy and I was immediately hired.

Joz Norris: Do you reckon the band Chic ever found any takers for that free cow they were always trying to get rid of?

Ken Cheng: The other kids all called me “token” growing up. At least that’s what they put at the top of my Christmas cards. Sure, there was a space between the “to” and the “ken” but the point remains the same.

Lucy Beaumont: My auntie Barbara won’t buy free-range chickens because she says you don’t know where they’ve been.

Darren Walsh: Cat flaps are for pussies.

Flo and Joan: I know that Banksy’s my dad, because I never see him.

mrincredible

Aug 19, 2019 at 11:15am

Okay I had to look up the last one and ended up watching this (slightly NSFW video, a couple of bits of profanity, nothing really shocking or offensive).