15 funniest jokes of the Edinburgh fringe festival – what’s your favourite?

The good people of the Dave TV channel have announced the funniest joke of the Edinburgh fringe festival, as voted for by you. (Well, maybe not you, but the great British public).

Drum roll, please.

“I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”

It’s the work of stand up comic/professional poker player Ken Chang and while it topped the poll, we reckon there are better among the 14 runners up.

What do you think?

“Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no way he could write a book.” (Frankie Boyle)

“I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?”
(Alexei Sayle)

“I’m looking for the girl next door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her.” (Lew Fitz)

“I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated.” (Andy Field)

“Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant.” (Mark Simmons)

“I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. There’s a name for it…” (Jimeoin)

“I have two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house.” (Ed Byrne)

“I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died… which was lucky, because he trod on a land mine.” (Olaf Falafel)

“Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh my God, me neither!'” (Alasdair Beckett-King)

“A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men’s singles event.” (Angela Barnes)

“As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting; but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer.” (Adele Cliff)

“For me dying is a lot like going camping. I don’t want to do it.” (Phil Wang)

“I wonder how many chameleons snuck onto the Ark.” (Adam Hess)

“I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act.” (Tim Vine)

We’ve thought about it really hard, and we reckon we like the umbrella gag best.

Let us know in the comments what you think. Or send us your own!