The award for the funniest joke told at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been revealed as comedy's greats battled it out.
The award for the funniest joke told at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been revealed as comedy's greats battled it out. This year saw a witty pun rule supreme, with Mark Simmons joke about a sailing trip winning over judges at the annual comedy festival.The U&Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe is selected annually at the end of the festival, with a judges' shortlist then voted on with the help of Fringe-goers.
Read more: Labour 'to allow unions to walk out without half of members voting' after bumper pay deal for train driversRead more: Minister tells LBC 'we can't ignore online hatred of women' as government moves to treat misogyny as extremismSimmons said: "I’m really chuffed to win U&Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe. Top 15 Edinburgh Fringe Festival jokes1. I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it. - Mark Simmons2.
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