Edinburgh Fringe funniest jokes awards

[lkc]

Stewart Francis wins award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe

his winning joke was

"You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks"

Pfft, told them Seven was a bad idea

Full line up of jokes were

• 1. Stewart Francis - "You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 2. Tim Vine - "Last night me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back. Luckily I was the one facing the telly. "[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 3. Will Marsh - "I was raised as an only child, which really annoyed my sister."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 4. Rob Beckett - "You know you're working class when your TV is bigger than your book case."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 5. Chris Turner - "I'm good friends with 25 letters of the alphabet… I don't know Y."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 6. Tim Vine - "I took part in the sun tanning Olympics - I just got Bronze."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 7. George Ryegold - "Pornography is often frowned upon, but that's only because I'm concentrating."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 8. Stewart Francis - "I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!"[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 9. Lou Sanders - "I waited an hour for my starter so I complained: 'It's not rocket salad."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

• 10. Nish Kumar - "My mum's so pessimistic, that if there was an Olympics for pessimism… she wouldn't fancy her chances."[/*:m:dqn6hqhw]

 

[msb89]

I heard this on the radio earlier - am i being thick, but i dont get no#1?

i personally think #6 and #8 are pretty good, raised a chuckle certainly....

 

[Andi9386]

Nice work Katie, given me a laugh....

 

[lkc]

It's a play on the idiom "gives a bad name" i.e. it's a few youths kicking footballs through windows who give kids a bad name. But in the case of the joke the bad names are what Posh and Becks choose to call their kids

It probably loses even more in my explanation :laugh:

 

[msb89]

ahhh, got ya sorry, just being thick & sleep deprived :dizzy2: haha

 

[Andi9386]

Romeo (Rome) Brooklyn (America) Cruz (Cruise) named after their holidays

 

[msb89]

hahaha im not really "in the loop" with stuff like that - dont really follow celeb news so didna know that! we learn something new everyday!!

I might name my car 'Cruz' as i still havent named it yet...

other options were:
- knightrider (obv from knightrider)
- Herbie (obv from Herbie programme)
- general lee (from dukes of hazard)
- pacer (from waynes world)
- something from smokey and the bandit - tho both their vehicles werent named...

any other suggestions?

 

[lkc]

It's that time of year again when the jokes at the fringe are judged. I must say they're pretty poor this year and I don't think much of the winner at all.

The top 10 were:

1. Rob Auton - "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
2. Alex Horne - "I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole-destroying."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
3. Alfie Moore - "I'm in a same-sex marriage... the sex is always the same."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
4. Tim Vine - "My friend told me he was going to a fancy dress party as an Italian island. I said to him 'Don't be Sicily'."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
5. Gary Delaney - "I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
6. Phil Wang - "The Pope is a lot like Doctor Who. He never dies, just keeps being replaced by white men."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
7. Marcus Brigstocke - "You know you are fat when you hug a child and it gets lost."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
8. Liam Williams - "The universe implodes. No matter."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
9. Bobby Mair - "I was adopted at birth and have never met my mum. That makes it very difficult to enjoy any lapdance."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]
10. Chris Coltrane - "The good thing about lending someone your time machine is that you basically get it back immediately."[/*:m:1ljiqz78]

I'm especially disappointed by Tim Vine's effort this year

 

[Chris Stefani]

Number 5 stole my name!

 

[Chris Stefani]

Stewart Francis wins award for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe

his winning joke was

"You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks"

Pfft, told them Seven was a bad idea

Full line up of jokes were

• 1. Stewart Francis - "You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 2. Tim Vine - "Last night me and my girlfriend watched three DVDs back to back. Luckily I was the one facing the telly. "[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 3. Will Marsh - "I was raised as an only child, which really annoyed my sister."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 4. Rob Beckett - "You know you're working class when your TV is bigger than your book case."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 5. Chris Turner - "I'm good friends with 25 letters of the alphabet… I don't know Y."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 6. Tim Vine - "I took part in the sun tanning Olympics - I just got Bronze."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 7. George Ryegold - "Pornography is often frowned upon, but that's only because I'm concentrating."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 8. Stewart Francis - "I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting!"[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 9. Lou Sanders - "I waited an hour for my starter so I complained: 'It's not rocket salad."[/*:m:3sldezse]

• 10. Nish Kumar - "My mum's so pessimistic, that if there was an Olympics for pessimism… she wouldn't fancy her chances."[/*:m:3sldezse]

I wish to report a theft carried out by number 5...

That's MY name!

 

[lkc]

I feel your pain. The bloody Beckhams stole my user name

I'm obviously a trend-setter as my actual name is now very popular whereas I was the only Katie in a year of nearly 300 at school

 

[Chris Stefani]

I feel your pain. The bloody Beckhams stole my user name

I'm obviously a trend-setter as my actual name is now very popular whereas I was the only Katie in a year of nearly 300 at school

Yeah, Chris has always been a popular name. :-/

As for Chris Turners, I now have a comedian, a politician in Texas, and a couple of football players

 

[Chris Stefani]

- something from smokey and the bandit - tho both their vehicles werent named...

"Bandit one, and Bandit two, together again..."