Jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe

I don’t know about you, but I love a good joke, the sort that makes you laugh until tears run down your face and your sides start hurting. Some people just seem to have the knack of “being funny” and making people laugh appears to come naturally to them. I used to work with a girl who had the most infectious laugh, when she started laughing it would spread across the office. Even people who had no idea what she was laughing at would join in. They say that laughing is good for the soul, and it certainly makes you feel good. I’m sure that following a 10 minute laughing session our little office was at its most productive.

Last week, I was browsing the B.B.C. news website, and came across an article which listed the top 10 jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. For those who haven’t come across it before, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is one of the largest arts festivals in the world. It’s a place where people from all countries and cultures come together to celebrate the arts. There are hundreds of comedy, cabaret, music, theatre and children’s’ shows, held in many venues across Edinburgh. A marvellous event!

Anyway, back to the top ten jokes. I have to confess when I read the article, although sitting alone at my computer, some of them actually made me laugh out loud (especially number 2 and number 8). This is why I wanted to share them with you.

Here we go (courtesy of bbc.co.uk):

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."       

I hope you have had a little chuckle looking at these! If you have any jokes that you would like to share, post them in the comments box. Perhaps in the future we can look at readers’ jokes on another blog – what do you think? Who knows perhaps we will see one of you appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in years to come.

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