A vegetable pun has claimed the best joke title at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. The joke was served up by Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel in his show, It’s One Giant Leek for Mankind at the Pear Tree.
Olaf’s joke goes: “I keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli’ and ‘cauliflower’ – I think I might have Florets!”
The Funniest Joke of the Fringe award is given to the comedian with the best one-liner during the festival.
Ten judges submit their favourite jokes, which are then voted on by the public. Two thousand people voted in the Dave poll this year and Olaf’ received 41 per cent of the vote.
Olaf, who claims to be Sweden’s eighth-best comedian and also writes children’s books, said: “It’s been really good fun. I would definitely say that winning this award has been a highlight. This is a fantastic honour but it’s like I’ve always said, jokes about white sugar are rare, jokes about brown sugar … demerara.”
THIS YEAR’S TOP TEN:
1. “I keep randomly shouting out ‘Broccoli’ and ‘Cauliflower’ – I think I might have Florets” – Olaf Falafel
- “Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy” – Richard Stott
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“What’s driving Brexit? From here it looks like it’s probably the Duke of Edinburgh” – Milton Jones
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“A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, ‘Yes, of course. That’s 20 cows” – Jake Lambert
5. ”A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it” – Ross Smith
- “Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It’s the reason I get up in the morning” – Ross Smith
“I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it” – Adele Cliff
“After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging” – Richard Pulsford
“To be or not to be a horse rider, that is equestrian” – Mark Simmons
“I’ve got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts” – Ivo Graham
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