Olaf Falafel wraps up victory in Edinburgh funniest joke award

[arenean]

From The Guardian:

Funniest jokes of the 2019 Edinburgh fringe

1. I keep randomly shouting out “Broccoli” and “Cauliflower”. I think I might have Florets. – Olaf Falafel

2. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy. – Richard Stott

3. What’s driving Brexit? From here it looks like it’s probably the Duke of Edinburgh. – Milton Jones

4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, “Yes, of course. That’s 20 cows.” – Jake Lambert

5. A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it. – Ross Smith

6. Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It’s the reason I get up in the morning. – Ross Smith

7. I accidentally booked myself on to an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it. – Adele Cliff

8. After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging. – Richard Pulsford

9. To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian. – Mark Simmons

10. I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts. – Ivo Graham

Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/olaf-falafel-edinburgh-funniest-joke-award

[tblue37]

1. K&R. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

2. British Humor makes me cringe

and there are a few of these I really don't understand, like

4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, “Yes, of course. That’s 20 cows.” – Jake Lambert

Oh. Now I get it. That's not a real knee-slapper.

[The Blue Flower]

3. That one took me a minute

But I thought it was funny. These aren't lol, but they're clever.

[Roy Rolling]

4. Technically British...

But the competition is held in Scotland.

Understanding the Pink Floyd lyric “...hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...” helps understand the humor of the British.

Some British humor—Monty Python—I love.
Some British humor—Bean—I don’t get.

[marble falls]

8. Bean, I get. Benny Hill, I don't get.

[nuxvomica]

5. 2, 4, 5 and 6 are hilarious

Especially 6, because it's true.

[TheRickles]

6. Check out the Comments

Go to the Guardian link above and scroll through the Comments. They're much funnier than these winners, IMO. I liked: "People laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they’re not laughing now."

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. I love British humor.

Monty Python, Bean, Benny Hill can be great examples of low brow humor, and then there is the kind that makes ya think a moment. I also love the deep humor.