Chocolate Bar Gag Wins Funniest Joke

The winning joke of Rob Auton, 30, was included among the 20 shortlisted by a group of comedy experts before the fans had any say in it.

He is from York, and has been doing stand-up since 2008. He got almost 1/4 of the total votes (24%) for his one-liner: "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa."

Steve North, general manager Dave, said: "Now celebrating its sixth year, Dave's Funniest Joke of The Fringe continues to highlight the best one-liners coming out of the Fringe. This year's Top 10 is quick, sharp, witty and clever, and Rob is a very worthy winner."

The 10 funniest jokes from the Fringe Festival 2013 are as follows:

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

2) Alex Horne - "I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole-destroying."

3) Alfie Moore - "I'm in a same-sex marriage... the sex is always the same."

4) Tim Vine - "My friend told me he was going to a fancy dress party as an Italian island. I said to him 'Don't be Sicily'."

5) Gary Delaney - "I can give you the cause of anaphylactic shock in a nutshell."

6) Phil Wang - "The Pope is a lot like Doctor Who. He never dies, just keeps being replaced by white men."

7) Marcus Brigstocke - "You know you are fat when you hug a child and it gets lost."

8) Liam Williams - "The universe implodes. No matter."

9) Bobby Mair - "I was adopted at birth and have never met my mum. That makes it very difficult to enjoy any lapdance."

10) Chris Coltrane - "The good thing about lending someone your time machine is that you basically get it back immediately."

We all need (I mean NEED!) a good laugh at least from time to time. For the most part, I get it when I’m in the company of my best friends and family. However, if that’s not possible, I get my dose from my favorite sitcoms and even movies.

Laughter is definitely an essential in my book. How about you, do you put a premium on good laughs, too? πŸ™‚

Joanna Maligaya
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