Comedian Tim Vine won funniest Edinburgh joke in 2014 and has cracked some corkers over the years The winner of the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe has been revealed. Edinburgh, 19th August 2014: Award-winning TV channel Dave has announced the winner of the seventh annual award for Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe. Discussion. The winner of the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe … Chanser. “I've been married for 10 years, I haven't made a decision for seven.” – Jason Cook, 10 “This show is about perception and perspective. This year’s funniest joke award has been given to a one-liner about being sacked by a job centre. ? Of being awarded the top spot, Tim Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised but very delighted. - Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham, ?I tried to Google endangered species. This is the second time I've won this award but I guess nobody loves a repeat more than Dave.? Tim Vine Wins Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe. - Tim Vine. Dave?s first two-time winner and regular fixture on the top-ten list, Tim Vine is a firmly established comedian, whose silly one-liners have helped him achieve great success in the world of comedy. - Leo Kearse, ?I had a friend call Iain. 4. ?I go to the kebab shop so much that when they call me boss in there it's less a term of affection, more an economic reality.? These were then put up for the public vote with 2,000 people voting for their choice of the funniest one-liners. The shortlisted gags were then put anonymously to the public vote, with 2,000 Brits selecting those that they found the funniest. and three ?worst jokes? Ed Gamble, ?Leadership looks fun, but it's stressful. A poll from TV channel Dave reveals the unfunniest jokes from the Fringe . Vine, 47, saw his joke scoop almost a fifth of the votes in the competition run by comedy television channel Dave. They were hard to find.? King of the one-liners Tim Vine has this year come top with nearly a fifth (19%) of respondents voting “I’ve decided to sell my … This is the sixth year Dave has run its Funniest Joke of the Fringe award. ? And of course, we still have Top Gear. Tim Vine has made a clean sweep of the festival after his one-liner about a Hoover was voted the best wisecrack of this year’s event. Bec Hill, ?I wanted to do a show about feminism. This meant they each had a potential pool of around 7,200* different jokes to choose from. Comedian Rob Auton has won this year's Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award. P Diddy? A GAG about organ donation won the coveted funniest joke award at 2016’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The 6 worst jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2014. Scott Capurro, =8. But it depends how you look at it.” – Felicity Ward. Dave’s Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2014 “I’ve decided to sell my hoover... well, it was just collecting dust.” – Tim Vine “I've written a joke about a fat badger, but I couldn't fit it into my set.” – Masai Graham “Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me. ?I?ve decided to sell my hoover... well, it was just collecting dust.? It didn't work. Oct 27, 2017 1,438. Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2015. Steve North, General Manager of Dave commented: ?It?s great to see a range of established and new comedians in this year?s top 10. Of being awarded the top spot, Tim Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised but very delighted. If that wasn't enough to whet your appetite we also have a stack of national treasures like QI, Red Dwarf X, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You, not to mention the Red Bull trilogy of Cliff Diving, X-Fighters and the Soap Box races. The company?s most recent financial results showed a record-breaking year-end revenue of £262m, and operating profit at £71m. For the first time in Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe’s seven-year history, the award has been presented to a previous victor. Dave?s Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2014 ?I?ve decided to sell my hoover... well, it was just collecting dust.? It didn't work. Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe is now in its seventh year. She's so irritating she must be able to find someone to do it for her’ topped an online poll organised by digital TV channel Dave. - Adam Hess. The 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place 1st - 25th August 2014. Dave’s first two-time winner and regular fixture on the Top 10 list, Tim Vine is a firmly established comedian, whose silly one-liners have helped him achieve great success in the world of comedy. Tim Vine, ?I've written a joke about a fat badger, but I couldn't fit it into my set.? Check out the full list below. In order to compile the shortlist, each of the judges sat through an average of 60 different comedy performances and sifted through more than 3,600 minutes of material. UKTV's award-winning entertainment channel Dave has announced the winner of the eleventh annual Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe award. A joke about vegetables has made it to the top of the menu as this year's funniest at the Edinburgh Fringe. Masai Graham, ?Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me. For the first time in Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe’s seven-year history, the award has been presented to a previous victor. These are the 10 best jokes at Edinburgh Fringe 2019: 1. ? Tim Vine’s one-liner joke: “I decided to sell my Hoover… well, it was just collecting dust” has won him the Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2014 award. Ria Lina, ?Money can't buy you happiness? By John Shammas; 20 Aug 2018, 17:59; Updated: 20 … The West Bromwich-based comic wrote the gag which 27% of the respondents of Dave's annual poll voted their funniest joke of the Fringe. Award-winning TV channel Dave has announced the winner of the seventh annual award for Dave?s Funniest Joke of the Fringe. King of the one-liners Tim Vine has this year come top with nearly a fifth (19%) of respondents voting “I decided to sell my hoover… well it was just collecting dust” their funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. ? Recent News. Sixth series for Alfie Moore's It's A Fair Cop 'Keep away from my fans, you cheating scumbags' Shuffling the suits. You could only fill it in with number 1s and … Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2010. Well done him. Tim Vine ?I've written a joke about a fat badger, but I couldn't fit it into my set.? 1. UKTV's eleven imaginative brands - Watch, Dave, Gold, Alibi, Eden, Yesterday, Drama, Really, Home, Good Food and UKTV Play - include the most watched non-PSB channel, the most watched channel in the Factual genre and the most watched channels in the Lifestyle genre (Pay and Free). "I was given some Sudoku toilet paper. Ken Cheng won the 10th annual award for Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe … ? "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change." TV channel Dave has announced the winner of its Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Award. ? 55 jokes that should have won Funniest Joke of the Fringe… “I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell.” Gary Delaney “I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Advertisement. Steve North, General Manager of Dave commented: ?Now celebrating its sixth year, Dave's Funniest Joke of The Fringe continues to highlight the best one-liners coming out of the Fringe. His current Edinburgh Fringe show, ?Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim To You,? *Calculated as 60 different comedy performances with an average running time of 60 mins per show totalling over 3,600 minutes of material, with the average comedian telling 2 jokes per minute = 7,200 jokes per judge. 1. The funniest joke at Edinburgh Fringe 2014: Tim Vine wins for second time. The top 10 jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019 have been announced, with comedian Olaf Falafel taking the coveted top spot. To review the previous winners and highlights, visit http://www.facebook.com/davewittybanter, For more information contact Claire Howes or Toby Leston at Taylor Herring PR on 0208 206 5151 or email: CH@taylorherring.com or TL@taylorherring.com. Comedian Nick Helm has won an award for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. Dave proudly presents a plethora of original commissions; Crackanory, Ross Noble Freewheeling, Dave Gorman?s Modern Life is Goodish, and Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums, all laden with the biggest names in British comedy. is a sell-out success at the Pleasance Courtyard, and his first stand up tour in four years is also planned for next Spring. ? Winner Adam Rowe with the 11th Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award. It got almost a fifth of the votes in the competition run by comedy television channel Dave. Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel has won Dave's "Funniest Joke of The Fringe" award with the niche culinary pun. Tim Vine was presented with the Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2014 award (Picture: Lesley Martin/Dave/PA Wire) In honour of Tim Vine’s Hoover joke that has just been named best … 1) 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. Adam Rowe's witticism about the irony of being fired from a job centre was voted the winner: He took ‘Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe’ with the gag: “I keep randomly shouting out ‘Broccoli’ and ‘Cauliflower’ – I think I might have florets”. Dave's Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2015. Comedian Masai Graham, a 35-year-old … This year marks the seventh anniversary of Dave?s Funniest Joke of the Fringe. You could only fill it in with number 1s and number 2s.” – Bec Hill, “I wanted to do a show about feminism. - John Kearns, ?I'm lazy - my childhood ambition was to be an injured footballer.? The first one is on the house.? For the first time in Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe’s seven-year history, the award has been presented to a previous victor. ? Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised but very delighted. The Dave award, which is open to both established and up-and-coming comedians, pays homage to the wealth of talent on offer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe whilst shining a spotlight on the individual jokes, not just the performances. Well, check this out, I bought myself a Happy Meal.? Member. arsehole.? well it was just collecting dust? Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised but very delighted. One Harry who's NOT causing trouble for the Queen . https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49389208 Comedians join Iain Stirling's ITV2 sitcom. 2014 marks the seventh anniversary of Dave?s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award. But my husband wouldn't let me.? This is the second time I've won this award but I guess nobody loves a repeat more than Dave.”. Comedian Tim Vine wins best joke of Edinburgh Fringe… Dave’s Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Fringe Festival 2014, “I’ve decided to sell my hoover... well, it was just collecting dust.” – Tim Vine, “I've written a joke about a fat badger, but I couldn't fit it into my set.” – Masai Graham, “Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me. Comedian Tim Vine won funniest Edinburgh joke in 2014 and has cracked some corkers over the years. D arren Walsh, 39, has won the prize for the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland’s capital. They scoured venues at the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe over a week-long period to nominate their three favourite jokes. By Ben Travis 18 August 2014 • 22:50 pm . You could only fill it in with number 1s and number 2s.? ?I forgot my inflatable Michael Gove, which is a shame 'cause halfway through he disappears up his own It didn't work. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/aug/01/edinburgh-fringe-number-female-standups-comics-women I’ll tell you what, never again.”. Two 'i's... to go with the face.” - John Kearns, “I'm lazy - my childhood ambition was to be an injured footballer.” - Mike Shephard, “This vodka is drunk by the rapper Sean Combs.