Comedian Olaf Falafel wins Daves Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award with belting vegetable joke
Jokes were shortlisted by a panel of UKs foremost comedy critics from shows at this years Fringe and anonymously voted for by the British public
Top 10 jokes from comedians including Milton Jones and Adele Cliff
Jokes about Brexit, maths and nepotism all feature in the winning jests
2019 sees Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe awarded for the twelfth time
Images of Olaf Falafel and his award to download here: Thirdlight UKTVs award-winning entertainment channel Dave has announced the winner of the twelfth annual Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe award.
Swedish comedian Olaf Falafels one-liner about vegetable Tourettes was voted the winner:
I keep randomly shouting out Broccoli and Cauliflower - I think I might have Florets
It was crowned the funniest of the Fringe with 41% of Brits voting it the top tickler, after it was nominated from his show Its One Giant Leek For Mankind at The Pear Tree.
With the goal of finding the wittiest one-liners, Dave recruited the help of an expert panel of ten judges, comprising the UKs leading comedy critics. After touring and scouring hundreds of venues and shows at the renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe Festival, the panel submitted their favourite six jokes, listed without naming the comics behind each one, to a vote of 2,000 Brits to reveal the funniest.
Daves Top 10 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe Festival 2019:
I keep randomly shouting out Broccoli and Cauliflower - I think I might have Florets
Olaf Falafel
Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope theyre happy.
Richard Stott
Whats driving Brexit? From here it looks like its probably the Duke of Edinburgh.
Milton Jones
A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, Yes, of course. Thats 20 cows.
Jake Lambert
A thesaurus is great. Theres no other word for it
Ross Smith
Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. Its the reason I get up in the morning
Ross Smith
I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; Im really struggling to get out of it.
Adele Cliff
After learning 6 hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging.
Richard Pulsford
To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian
Mark Simmons
Ive got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dads contacts
Ivo Graham
Winner Olaf Falafel is a surrealist comedian and illustrator. Falafel claims that he is Swedens 8th funniest comedian. He also works as a childrens book author. He has performed two shows this year at Edinburgh, the first was Its One Giant Leek for Mankind. His current show Knitting with Maracas is at 2.50pm at The Pear Tree
On his joke claiming the top spot, Olaf Falafel said:
This is a fantastic honour but its like Ive always said, jokes about white sugar are rare, jokes about brown sugar... Demerara.
Now in its twelfth year, previous winners of the coveted award include Ken Cheng, Masai Graham, Tim Vine, Rob Auton, Stewart Francis, Zoe Lyons and Nick Helm.
Open to both recognized and emerging comedians, The Dave award celebrates the pool of talent Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to offer, celebrating the true skill that it takes to write a sidesplitting one-liner. To ensure that there is no bias towards well-known or favourite comedians during the public vote, the jokes are listed with no reference to the comedian that wrote and performed them - meaning it is purely judged on the humour of the jokes themselves.
Luke Hales, Dave channel director, said
What a year its been for current affairs and British eccentricities! The comedic opportunities to be creative are endless and above all weve all needed a good laugh in 2019. We have really enjoyed the great anecdotes and one liners submitted this year and we couldnt be happier to crown Olaf Falafel as the winner of this years Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award!
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is widely acknowledged to be the biggest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotlands capital city.
2019 marks the twelfth year of Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe. You can also follow Dave on Twitter: @davechannel, Facebook: @davetvchannel and Instagram: @dave_tvchannel.
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The 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place 2nd - 26th August 2019.
The Dave Joke of the Fringe Panel .
The Dave Panel for 2019 included Steve Bennett (Editor, Chortle.co.uk), Mark Boosey (Editor, British Comedy Guide), Bruce Dessau (Comedy Critic, Evening Standard), Brian Donaldson (Comedy Critic, The Scotsman; Comedy Editor, The List), Mark Monahan (Arts Editor, Daily Telegraph), Sarah Henley (Director, ComComedy.com), Veronica Lee (comedy journalist, The Arts Desk), Sharon Lougher (Comedy Reviewer, Metro), Kate Stone (Editor, FunnyWomen.co.uk) and Mark Wareham (Comedy Reviewer, Mail on Sunday).
The Dave panel each submitted their six best jokes nominations. These were then put anonymously to a vote of 2,000 Brits who chose their funniest one-liners.
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Comedian Olaf Falafel wins Daves Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award with belting vegetable joke 
