A witty pun about a sailing trip has been crowned the funniest
joke told at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Thousands of performers flock to Scotland’s capital each year to entertain and delight crowds at the Fringe.
Gags that made the top 10 at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe last week.
1. “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” Mark Simmons
2. “I’ve been taking salsa lessons for months, but I just don’t feel like I’m progressing. It’s just one step forward… two steps back.” Alec Snook
3. “Ate horse at a restaurant once - wasn’t great. Starter was all right but the mane was dreadful.” Alex Kitson
4. “I sailed through my driving test. That’s why I failed it.” Arthur Smith
5. “I love the Olympics. My friend and I invented a new type of relay baton: well, he came up with the idea, I ran with it.” Mark Simmons
6. “My dad used to say to me ‘Pints, gallons, liters’ – which, I think, speaks volumes.” Olaf Falafel
7. “British etiquette is confusing. Why is it highbrow to look at boobs in an art gallery but lowbrow when I get them out in Spoons?” Chelsea Birkby
8. “I wanted to know which came first the chicken or the egg so I bought a chicken and then I bought an egg and I think I’ve cracked it.” Masai Graham
9. “My partner told me that she’d never seen the film Gaslight. I told her that she definitely had.” Zoë Coombs Marr
10. “The conspiracy theory about the moon being made of cheese was started by the hallouminati.” Olaf Falafel