Funniest joke at the Fringe - at best a xmas cracker joke (wokery alert)

[Crimson Dynamo]

"Comedian" Lorna Rose Treen is this year’s recipient of the Funniest Joke
at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, making her only the second woman to win in
the award’s 14-year history.:

Every year, the public votes on a shortlist of one-liners heard at the Scottish
arts festival as selected by a panel of comedy judges.

Treen won the annual Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe prize with her one-
liner: “I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.”

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Tragic, due to the fear of blame today's comedians are being strangled and are just not funny save a few of the big names. Its a dark time for comedy

Here is the top 10 from 2010:

I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again.

I'm currently dating a couple of anorexics. Two birds, one stone.

I picked up a hitchhiker. You gotta when you hit them.

I bought one of those anti-bullying wristbands when they first came out. I say 'bought' - I actually stole it off a short, fat ginger kid.

As a kid I was made to walk the plank. We couldn't afford a dog.

Being an England supporter is like being the over-optimistic parents of the fat kid on sports day.

What do you call a kid with no arms and an eyepatch? Names.

Dave drowned. So at the funeral we got him a wreath in the shape of a lifebelt. Well, it's what he would have wanted.

For Vanessa Feltz, life is like a box of chocolates - empty.

Wooden spoons are great. You can either use them to prepare food, or if you can't be bothered with that, just write a number on one and walk into a pub.

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how many would survive the wokery of today?

[Oliver_W]

That winning joke is shyte, and doesn't really make sense.

[Crimson Dynamo]

That winning joke is shyte, and doesn't really make sense.

its a small child's joke

embarrassing and shows you how far the Fringe has fallen

[The Slim Reaper]

Jokes are worse when written down for starters, unless relying on some kind of wordplay. None of those other jokes are particularly funny, either, so was wokery ruining jokes before weirdos started describing everything as woke?

[Crimson Dynamo]

:facepalm:

[bots]

to be fair, the fringe has not been funny in my life time, it's not something new :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

to be fair, the fringe has not been funny in my life time, it's not something new :laugh:

but this is a new low

[The Slim Reaper]

to be fair, the fringe has not been funny in my life time, it's not something new :laugh:

No bots, don't do that. It's not funny now because something, something, woke wokery.

[Crimson Dynamo]

to be fair, the fringe has not been funny in my life time, it's not something new :laugh:

2016 - 1. “My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He’s a man after my own heart.”

2014 - "I've decided to sell my Hoover… well, it was just collecting dust."

2013 "You know who really gives kids a bad name? Posh and Becks."

2019 - “I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets.”

2013 - "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa."

2008 - “I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again.”

[Alf]

Jokes are worse when written down for starters, unless relying on some kind of wordplay. None of those other jokes are particularly funny, either, so was wokery ruining jokes before weirdos started describing everything as woke?What's in it for you to make it your aim to defend the woke?

It's an awful joke that never should have won in a million years. It's fairly obvious to anyone with a tiny bit of critical thinking that it was chosen to win for no other reason than that they decided that a female had to win no matter what.

They chose not by ability but by identity. It's pure bigotry. It's no different than opting for choosing someone based on the identity of their race. These people are real bigots. I don't understand how you can't see it?

[Crimson Dynamo]

What's in it for you to make it your aim to defend the woke?

It's an awful joke that never should have won in a million years. It's fairly obvious to anyone with a tiny bit of critical thinking that it was chosen to win for no other reason than that they decided that a female had to win no matter what.

They chose not by ability but by identity. It's pure bigotry. It's no different than opting for choosing someone based on the identity of their race. These people are real bigots. I don't understand how you can't see it?

its baffling to try and defend it for some woeful partizan reason?

[Niamh.]

That winning joke is shyte, and doesn't really make sense.I saw someone re-jig it a bit to "I started seeing someone who works in the Zoo, I thought he was a keeper, turned out he was a Cheetah" that actually makes it funnier I think

[Oliver_W]

I saw someone re-jig it a bit to "I started seeing someone who works in the Zoo, I thought he was a keeper, turned out he was a Cheetah" that actually makes it funnier I think

Much better!

When I heard that was the winning joke I thought there was potential wordplay to be had, with zoos and cheetahs, but she didn't get there.

Hers feels like a first draft.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I saw someone re-jig it a bit to "I started seeing someone who works in the Zoo, I thought he was a keeper, turned out he was a Cheetah" that actually makes it funnier I think

so she took it and made it worse?

f me

[The Slim Reaper]

What's in it for you to make it your aim to defend the woke?

It's an awful joke that never should have won in a million years. It's fairly obvious to anyone with a tiny bit of critical thinking that it was chosen to win for no other reason than that they decided that a female had to win no matter what.

They chose not by ability but by identity. It's pure bigotry. It's no different than opting for choosing someone based on the identity of their race. These people are real bigots. I don't understand how you can't see it?

Because it's a meaningless, catch all phrase, for things that mouth breathers don't like.

I agree it's an awful joke, and I didn't defend the joke. It was a prize that was voted on, it wasn't chosen, so I don't understand why you expect me to defend people having a terrible sense of humour..

You're reaching way too far, and reading way too much into some people finding an unfunny joke, funny.

I'm sure there was probably a trans person, or a black lesbian in a wheelchair that appeared on stage, so I'm sure the woke, wokery, wokeness crowd could have found something even slightly funnier.

I never get where you're coming from with this bigotry issue.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Because it's a meaningless, catch all phrase, for things that mouth breathers don't like.

I agree it's an awful joke, and I didn't defend the joke. It was a prize that was voted on, it wasn't chosen, so I don't understand why you expect me to defend people having a terrible sense of humour..

You're reaching way too far, and reading way too much into some people finding an unfunny joke, funny.

I'm sure there was probably a trans person, or a black lesbian in a wheelchair that appeared on stage, so I'm sure the woke, wokery, wokeness crowd could have found something even slightly funnier.

I never get where you're coming from with this bigotry issue.

"that mouth breathers "

as in you

so bad

:facepalm:

[The Slim Reaper]

"that mouth breathers "

as in you

so bad

:facepalm:

I'm not sure what this post means.

:laugh:

[Niamh.]

so she took it and made it worse?



f meNo. Someone on Twitter re-jigged her joke

[Crimson Dynamo]

No. Someone on Twitter re-jigged her joke

no i think they posted the original joke she stole and butchered

and the fact she took the award is appauling

[Niamh.]

no i think they posted the original joke she stole and butchered



and the fact she took the award is appaulingNot the post I read because they specifically said - it would have sounded better if she said it like this

[Crimson Dynamo]

Not the post I read because they specifically said - it would have sounded better if she said it like this

yes as they are remembering the original they heard

the fringe joke does not make sense

[Swan]

That's a joke straight out a Christmas Cracker :laugh:

[Zizu]

The winning joke isn’t funny at all ..

This guy is one of the best for one liners imho

https://www.tiktok.com/@garydelaneycomedian?_t=8f7AMykBOPg&_r=1


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[Oliver_W]

LT I think we all agree the joke is crap, but why are you so pissed off about it?

And what does it have to do with "wokeness" ?

[The Slim Reaper]

LT I think we all agree the joke is crap, but why are you so pissed off about it?

And what does it have to do with "wokeness" ?

Because a women won, is the simple answer. A woman with a bad joke won. So ergo, the apocalypse is nigh.

[Crimson Dynamo]

LT I think we all agree the joke is crap, but why are you so pissed off about it?

And what does it have to do with "wokeness" ?

look at the 2010 jokes

today comedians are terrified of being cancelled (ruining their career) so they are left to doing "cracker" jokes for fear of trans mobs pilling in on twitter


did you not see what happened to Graham Linehan?

do you not now think that they are worried that venues will not support them?

[The Slim Reaper]

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[Alf]

Because a women won, is the simple answer. A woman with a bad joke won. So ergo, the apocalypse is nigh.No. Because Bernard Mannining would actually tell funny jokes that actually make people hurt with laughter. That's because he's doing his job as a talented comedian. But the woke want him disappeared and censored and this kind of joke as a replacement.

How about Fook off you miserable, depressing set of authoritarian bastards?

[Alf]

The tw@s even censor Fawlty Towers these days.

They're authoritarian scum. And what exactly are you replacing our laughter moments with? Depression, that's what.

[The Slim Reaper]

No. Because Bernard Mannining would actually tell funny jokes that actually make people hurt with laughter. That's because he's doing his job as a talented comedian. But the woke want him disappeared and censored and this kind of joke as a replacement.

How about Fook off you miserable, depressing set of bastards?

Why are you acting as though the finalists for this competition were the actual winner, or one of Manning's famous "there's a nig-nog and a Pakistani fella" jokes?

Your first post in this thread has nothing to do with Bernard manning being cancelled - isn't he dead?

[Alf]

Why are you acting as though the finalists for this competition was the actual winner, or one of Manning's famous "there's a nig-nog and a **** fella" jokes?

Your first post in this thread has nothing to do with Bernard manning being cancelled - isn't he dead?I'm speaking generally about the evolvement of comedy. And the nanny state that tells you what exactly you can laugh at and can't laugh at. How is that freedom if someone else is deciding that for you?

[The Slim Reaper]

I'm speaking generally about the evolvement of comedy. And the nanny state that tells you what exactly you can laugh at and can't laugh at. How is that freedom if someone else is deciding that for you?

Who are the comedians you would like to see live, but have been unable to because they've been cancelled?

[Beso]

Because it had its cock stuck in the chicken

[Alf]

Who are the comedians you would like to see live, but have been unable to because they've been cancelled?Some people wanted to see Chubby Brown in Sheffield last year. They cancelled him. The writter of Father Ted and the IT Crowd has just been cancelled in Edinburgh this month.

The people that do that, they're the authoritarians. They're the fascists.

[Beso]

its a small child's joke

embarrassing and shows you how far the Fringe has fallen

It's always the butt of the joke to make best joke at the fringe a **** one until theres a really good one..:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Some people wanted to see Chubby Brown in Sheffield last year. They cancelled him. The writter of Father Ted and the IT Crowd has just been cancelled in Edinburgh this month.

The people that do that, they're the authoritarians. They're the fascists.

the sneering champagne socialists/Marxists

vile

[The Slim Reaper]

Some people wanted to see Chubby Brown in Sheffield last year. They cancelled him. The writter of Father Ted and the IT Crowd has just been cancelled in Edinburgh this month.

The people that do that, they're the authoritarians. They're the fascists.

Wasn't the chubby brown gig just moved? He's also still working on the circuit though, yeah?

Linehan has a lot of personal issues and made himself into a pariah. Lots of comedians with exactly the same public views as him, still all happily working today. I'm sure if he wrote another hit comedy as good as father ted, then he'd find employment, but he isn't, he's writing stand up that would make the winner of this joke competition blush with embarrassment, and attacking everyone and everything he can as he spirals downwards.

His is a human story more than cancellation, but it just so happens that his dehumanisation of others, is what started it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Wasn't the chubby brown gig just moved? He's also still working on the circuit though, yeah?

Linehan has a lot of personal issues and made himself into a pariah. Lots of comedians with exactly the same public views as him, still all happily working today. I'm sure if he wrote another hit comedy as good as father ted, then he'd find employment, but he isn't, he's writing stand up that would make the winner of this joke competition blush with embarrassment, and attacking everyone and everything he can as he spirals downwards.

His is a human story more than cancellation, but it just so happens that his dehumanisation of others, is what started it.

"that his dehumanization of others"

pointing out that men cant become women by putting on a wig

:laugh2:

ycnmiu

....

[The Slim Reaper]

"that his dehumanization of others"

pointing out that men cant become women by putting on a wig

:laugh2:

ycnmiu

....

If that's all he had to say, then you'd have a point. I hope you weren't one of the dweebs crying to James about my old sig if you honestly believe this.

[Beso]

If that's all he had to say, then you'd have a point. I hope you weren't one of the dweebs crying to James about my old sig if you honestly believe this.

Your self importance is unbelievable...1 of the dweebs. As if there would be more :joker::joker:

[Alf]

Wasn't the chubby brown gig just moved? He's also still working on the circuit though, yeah?

Linehan has a lot of personal issues and made himself into a pariah. Lots of comedians with exactly the same public views as him, still all happily working today. I'm sure if he wrote another hit comedy as good as father ted, then he'd find employment, but he isn't, he's writing stand up that would make the winner of this joke competition blush with embarrassment, and attacking everyone and everything he can as he spirals downwards.

His is a human story more than cancellation, but it just so happens that his dehumanisation of others, is what started it.Again, your first reaction is to come to the defence of these freedom hating authoritarians.

Why not just don't move the Chubby Brown gig? and let those who want to go see him go and those that don't want to see him don't go? Do free people not deserve that choice? Or do we need an authoritarian to decide that for us? Because somehow they're better equipped of what each of us need?

[The Slim Reaper]

Your self importance is unbelievable...1 of the dweebs. As if there would be more :joker::joker:

I know for a fact that there were more. And how is that self important?

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Oh my sweet lord, slim posted again. He must be self important

[Beso]

I know for a fact that there were more. And how is that self important?

https://media.tenor.com/Avxsk6MXOT0AAAAC/funny-girl.gif

Oh my sweet lord, slim posted again. He must be self important



Is that fact someone elses word..:hehe:

[The Slim Reaper]

Again, your first reaction is to come to the defence of these freedom hating authoritarians.

Why not just don't move the Chubby Brown gig? and let those who want to go see him go and those that don't want to see him don't go? Do free people not deserve that choice? Or do we need an authoritarian to decide that for us? Because somehow they're better equipped of what each of us need?

You're acting like I was the one in Sheffield trying to stop it. The people of that city got together to action something they weren't happy about. That's community, whether you like it or not. Just because it's not what you would do or want, it's not authoritarianism.

[hijaxers]

Woke has fcuked the Fringe and say Goodbye to it Edinburgh :laugh:and boy do you deserve it , you clowns.

[Alf]

You're acting like I was the one in Sheffield trying to stop it. The people of that city got together to action something they weren't happy about. That's community, whether you like it or not. Just because it's not what you would do or want, it's not authoritarianism.Absolute bollocks.

The community of Sheffield? That's a big populated city.

I just don't believe you that the 10s or 100s of thousands of people of Sheffield decided they wanted a comedian banning.

The reality is that a very tiny amount of the woke people had too much time on their hands and had a tantrum and woke society won the day. Because they are your superiors and you're sh!t scared of their power and instead of calling out their fascist behaviour, you side with them and instead you see those that do call them out as your enemy.

[The Slim Reaper]

Absolute bollocks.

The community of Sheffield? That's a big populated city.

I just don't believe you that the 10s or 100s of thousands of people of Sheffield decided they wanted a comedian banning.

The reality is that a very tiny amount of the woke people had too much time on their hands and had a tantrum and woke society won the day. Because they are your superiors and you're sh!t scared of their power and instead of calling out their fascist behaviour, you side with them.

But equally, why didn't the rest of the city get together to slam down and crush the woke menace?

What you don't realise Alf, is that to the right/far right, I'm already woke, because like I said, it's a catch all phrase to describe people that think something different to right wing orthodoxy.

It's crazy to me that we've had a hard right gov for 13 years, that have actually destroyed your community through austerity, are giving mine and your money to the wealthy (not immigrants), and your main problem is with a few busy bodies with clipboards.

Nothing woke is changing your life, Alf. Your taxes are still subsidising energy companies and other corporations so they're paying zero tax, which is syphoning money away from the services your city (and everyone else's town city or village) desperately needs. The people actually in charge have decided they'd rather you die than properly fund the NHS.

You are scum and taken for granted by a lot of people, but I'm not sure the woke are your real enemy.

[thesheriff443]

I think I have to place some blame on anniek

We used to be able take the p1ss out of a few gingers but now those days are gone.

[AnnieK]

I think I have to place some blame on anniek

We used to be able take the p1ss out of a few gingers but now those days are gone.

Quite right too. I will happily take that blame :laugh:
#gingersforjustice

[thesheriff443]

Quite right too. I will happily take that blame :laugh:
#gingersforjustice

I’d still shag a ginger with the lights off :joker:

[Zizu]

I’d still shag a ginger with the lights off :joker:


That’s a very modern stance ..


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[thesheriff443]

That’s a very modern stance ..


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It’s progress

[Niamh.]

Quite right too. I will happily take that blame [emoji23]

#gingersforjustice[emoji23] :love:

[Swan]

I’d still shag a ginger with the lights off :joker:

Gingers have class, so i doubt they'd go anywhere near you anyway :smug:

[thesheriff443]

Gingers have class, so i doubt they'd go anywhere near you anyway :smug:

Your trying to cock block the wrong man
The joker is there for a reason swan

[Zizu]

Now this IS funny and witty

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