‘I JUST DELETED all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans Free’.
That is the joke that has been voted funniest at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival.
The prize was taken home by pun-slinging comedian Darren Walsh. The 39-year-old previously won the UK pun championship in 2013.
He made the joke as part of his hour-long show ‘Punderbolt’.
The joke was voted for by 2,000 members of the public who chose from a shortlist selected by comedy critics. The winning joke took 23% of the popular vote.
High profile comics that featured in the top ten included Stewart Francis and Adam Hess. Also coming in the top ten for the award is a joke from ‘Grace the Child’, a 12-year-old whose performance was described by Chortle as “pleasingly anarchic”.
The prize was sponsored by television channel Dave. Here is the full list of the top ten:
1. “I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.” – Darren Walsh
2. “Kim Kardashian is saddled with a huge arse… but enough about Kanye West.” - Stewart Francis
3. ”Surely every car is a people carrier?” – Adam Hess
4. ”What’s the difference between a ‘hippo’ and a ‘Zippo’? One is really heavy, the other is a little lighter.” – Masai Graham
5. ”If I could take just one thing to a desert island I probably wouldn’t go.” – Dave Green
6. ”Jesus fed 5,000 people with two fishes and a loaf of bread. That’s not a miracle. That’s tapas.” – Mark Nelson
7. ”Red sky at night. Shepherd’s delight. Blue sky at night. Day.” – Tom Parry
(Joint) 8. ”The first time I met my wife, I knew she was a keeper. She was wearing massive gloves.” – Alun Cochrane
(Joint) 8. ”Clowns divorce. Custardy battle.” – Simon Munnery
10. ”They’re always telling me to live my dreams. But I don’t want to be naked in an exam I haven’t revised for…” – Grace the Child
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