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Here are the top 15 funniest jokes from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Find out who else was in the running to bag the winning title.
Find out who else was in the running to bag the winning title. Find out who else was in the running to bag the winning title.

Northern Ireland comedian Jimeoin has been voted number seven in a poll ranking the funniest jokes at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

Irish comedian Ed Byrne was voted number eight.

Dave’s Top 15 Funniest Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017:

Here are the top 15 funniest jokes from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Here are the top 15 funniest jokes from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Comedian Ken Cheng wins the Dave Joke of the Fringe 2017 award (UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi)

1. “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.” Ken Cheng – 33%

2. “Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no way he could write a book.” Frankie Boyle – 30%

3. “I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” Alexei Sayle – 29%

4. “I’m looking for the girl next door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her.” Lew Fitz – 28%

5. “I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated.” Andy Field – 27%

6. “Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant.” Mark Simmons – 27%

7. “I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. There’s a name for it…” Jimeoin – 26%

8. “I have two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house.” Ed Byrne – 24%

9. “I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died… which was lucky, because he trod on a land mine.” Olaf Falafel – 24%

10. “Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh my God, me neither!'” Alasdair Beckett-King – 23%

11. “A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men’s singles event.” Angela Barnes – 20%

12. “As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting; but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer.” Adele Cliff – 20%

13. “For me dying is a lot like going camping. I don’t want to do it.” Phil Wang – 20%

14. “I wonder how many chameleons snuck onto the Ark.” Adam Hess – 18%

15. “I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act.” Tim Vine – 18%