Most wins for funniest joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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- Who
- Masai Graham, Tim Vine
- What
- 2 total number
- Where
- United Kingdom (Edinburgh)
- When
- 2025
Masai Graham and Tim Vine (both UK) have each picked up the award for funniest quip at the world-famous Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe twice. Vine won in 2010 and 2014, and Graham claimed the top spot in 2016 and 2022.
The full list of winners, and jokes, as of 2025 is:
2024 – Mark Simmons: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.”
2023 – Lorna Rose Treen: “I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.”
2022 – Masai Graham: “I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn’t get pasta.”
2019 – Olaf Falafel: “I keep randomly shouting out “Broccoli” and “Cauliflower” – I think I might have Florets.”
2018 – Adam Rowe: “Working at the job centre has to be a tense job: knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day.”
2017 – Ken Cheng: “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
2016 – Masai Graham: “My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He’s a man after my own heart.”
2015 – Tommy Tiernan: “Two flies are playing football in a saucer. One says to the other: ‘Make an effort, we’re playing in the cup tomorrow.’”
2014 – Tim Vine: “I’ve decided to sell my Hoover… well, it was just collecting dust.”
2013 – Rob Auton: “I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa.”
2012 – Stewart Francis: “You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks.”
2011 – Nick Helm: “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.”
2010 – Tim Vine: “I’ve just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I’ll tell you what, never again.”
2009 – Dan Antopolski: “Hedgehogs – why can’t they just share the hedge?”
In July 2025, it was announced that the award had been scrapped ahead of this year’s festival.
UKTV, which owns the channel U&Dave that presents the annual award, said: “While we’re resting the award this year, we remain committed to championing great comedy across U&Dave and beyond, and we’ll always look for ways to bring laughter to audiences in exciting ways.”