25 August 2015 Award-winning TV channel Dave has announced the winner of the eighth annual award for Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe.
In his first ever full length show, Edinburgh comedy pun-dit Darren Walsh has this year come top with 23% of respondents voting this their funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe:
I just deleted all the German names off my phone. Its Hans free.
The youngest ever comedian in the history of the award was featured in the shortlist this year as 12-year-old Grace The Child claimed 10th place. Previous acclaimed winners include Tim Vine, Rob Auton, Stewart Francis and Nick Helm.
In its mission to find the most hilarious one-liners, Dave enlisted the help of an expert panel of ten judges, consisting of the UKs foremost comedy critics. They scoured venues at the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe over a week-long period to nominate their five favourite jokes. The shortlisted gags were then put to 2,000 Brits, with no reference to the comedians who told them, who then voted for the jokes they found the funniest.
Daves Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2015
I just deleted all the German names off my phone. Its Hans free - Darren Walsh
Kim Kardashian is saddled with a huge arse... but enough about Kanye West - Stewart Francis
Surely every car is a people carrier? - Adam Hess
Whats the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy, the other is a little lighter - Masai Graham
If I could take just one thing to a desert island I probably wouldnt go - Dave Green
Jesus fed 5,000 people with two fishes and a loaf of bread. Thats not a miracle. Thats tapas - Mark Nelson
Red sky at night. Shepherds delight. Blue sky at night. Day - Tom Parry
=8. The first time I met my wife, I knew she was a keeper. She was wearing massive gloves - Alun Cochrane
=8. Clowns divorce. Custardy battle - Simon Munnery
10. Theyre always telling me to live my dreams. But I dont want to be naked in an exam I havent revised for... - Grace The Child
Hailing from a place called Peterborough, this isnt Walshs first time at the Fringe, but his show Punderbolt is the first time hes taken on an hour-long performance. Winner of the first UK Pun Championship at the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2013, the 39 year old is no stranger to an award or two and boasts a published book of puns entitled Cheap Laughs. He even created a Pun Guide to the Fringe for this years Festival; an animated video punning the name of almost every comedian performing in Edinburgh 2015.
On being awarded the top spot, punny-man Darren Walsh said,
I am delighted to win this award. What a punderful feeling. Thanks Dave.
Honourable mentions Those one-liners that missed out:
I never lie on my CV...because it creases it. - Jenny Collier
If you dont know what introspection is you need to take a long, hard look at yourself - Ian Smith
I usually meet my girlfriend at 12:59 because I like that one to one time - Tom Ward
Whenever I get to Edinburgh, Im reminded of the definition of a gentleman. Its someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but doesnt - Gyles Brandreth
Let me tell you a little about myself. Its a reflexive pronoun that means me - Ally Houston
Earlier this year I saw The Theory of Everything - loved it. Shouldve been called Look Whos Hawking, thats my only criticism - James Acaster
Top of the Flops And some of the jokes voted most groan-worthy included:
What do honeymooners eat for breakfast? Wedded Wheat - Lou Sanders
I am Canadian. But if you think Im Russian, Soviet - Steward Francis
I suffer from PMS. My wife gets it and I suffer - Jeff Green
In order to compile the shortlist, each of the judges sat through an average of 60 different comedy performances and sifted through more than 3,600 minutes of material. This meant they each had a potential pool of around 7,200* different jokes to choose from.
The Dave award, which is open to both established and up-and-coming comedians, pays homage to the wealth of talent on offer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe whilst shining a spotlight on the individual jokes, not just the performances. In fact, so as to ensure the jokes are ranked fairly, the comedians name or show are not revealed during the voting process - it is purely down to the jokes themselves!
Steve North, General Manager of Dave commented,
The Fringe is renowned for being the best place to spot new and emerging comedy talent, and although there are some returning contenders in our top 10 this year, there is a high volume of new talent which is very exciting to see.
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. Starting in 1947, it was seen as a post-war initiative to reunite Europe through culture, and was so successful that it inspired more performers than there was room for.
This year marks the eighth anniversary of Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe. You can also follow Dave on Twitter at @join_dave and Facebook at facebook.com/davewittybanter.
For further information please contact: Claire Howes - CH@taylorherring.com - 0208 206 5151
Lora Martyr - LM2@taylorherring.com - 0208 206 5151
Notes to editors Calculated as 60 different comedy performances with an average running time of 60 mins per show totalling over 3,600 minutes of material, with the average comedian telling two okes per minute = 7,200 jokes per judge.
The 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place 7th - 31st August 2015.
The Dave Joke of the Fringe Panel: The Dave Panel is made up of Alex Hardy (Comedy Reviewer, The Times), Ben Williams (Comedy Editor, Time Out), Brian Donaldson (Comedy Critic, The Scotsman; Comedy Editor, The List), Bruce Dessau (Comedy Critic, Evening Standard; Chair of the 2008 comedy awards panel), Mark Boosey (Editor, British Comedy Guide)
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25 August 2015 Award-winning TV channel Dave has announced the winner of the eighth annual award for Daves Funniest Joke of the Fringe.
