Need a laugh? Here are the best one liners from the Edinburgh Fringe
Graham, from West Bromwich, scored the ninth annual award with 27% of the vote
Jokes from sets during the festival were shortlisted by 10 comedy critics before 2,000 voters picked the winner.
Here are the top jokes:
- “My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He’s a man after my own heart.” — Masai Graham
- “Why is it old people say ‘there’s no place like home’, yet when you put them in one...” — Stuart Mitchell
- “I’ve been happily married for four years. Out of a total of 10.” — Mark Watson
- “Apparently one in three Britons are conceived in an Ikea bed, which is mad because those places are really well lit.” — Mark Smith
- “I went to a pub quiz in Liverpool, had a few drinks so wasn’t much use. Just for a laugh I wrote The Beatles or Steven Gerrard for every answer... came second.” — Will Duggan
- “Brexit is a terrible name. It sounds like cereal you eat when you are constipated.” — Tiff Stevenson
- “I often confuse Americans and Canadians. By using long words.” — Gary Delaney
- “Why is Henry’s wife covered in tooth marks? Because he’s Tudor.” — Adele Cliff
- “Don’t you hate it when people assume you’re rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?” — Annie McGrath
- “Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, I hear you ask.” — Jordan Brookes
- “Hilary Clinton has shown that any woman can be president, as long as your husband did it first.” — Michelle Wolf
- “I spotted a marmite van on the motorway. It was heading yeastbound.” — Roger Swift
- “Back in the day, Instagram just meant a really efficient drug dealer.” — Arthur Smith
- “I’ll tell you what’s unnatural in the eyes of God. Contact lenses.” — Zoe Lyons
- “Elton John hates ordering Chinese food. Soya seems to be the hardest word.” — Phil Nicol

