Each year comedy channel UKTV and Dave names its top gag from the Edinburgh festival, which is chosen by a panel of critics and then voted on by the public. This year's Funniest Joke of the Fringe winner is comedian Mark Simmons with his pun about a cancelled sailing trip. Here are the previous 10 winners: 2023 : Lorna Rose Treen became the first female comedian to win the accolade since the inaugural Fringe joke award in 2008 with her dating pun.
"I started dating a zookeeper , but it turned out he was a cheetah." 2022 : A pasta gag from Masai Graham triumphed as the Fringe festival returned in full force after the Covid pandemic. " I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop , but the female guard saw me and I couldn't get pasta.
" 2019 : Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel got plenty of laughs but also some criticism from a Tourette's charity with his winning joke. " I keep randomly shouting out 'broccoli' and 'cauliflower' - I think I might have florets." 2018 : Liverpool comedian Alan Rowe hit the spot with a one-liner about being sacked by a Jobcentre.
"Working at the Jobcentre has to be a tense job - knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day." 2017 : Ken Cheng, who is also a professional poker player, kept a straight face with his gag about the new pound coin. "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin , but then again, I hate all change.
" 2016 : Having made the shortlist in the two previous years, Masai Graham finally took the top spot with his organ donor.