Ken Cheng wins Dave's funniest joke award

Ken Cheng has been named the funniest of the recently concluded Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Ken Cheng won the 10th annual Dave's funniest Joke of the fringe with: "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change."

The winner is based on the public vote, with this year's shortlist including 15 jokes by comedian such as Frankie Boyle, Alexei Sayle, Tim Vine and Ed Byrne.

Here's Dave’s top 15 funniest jokes of the fringe 2017

    1. “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.” Ken Cheng
    2. “Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no way he could write a book.” Frankie Boyle
    3. “I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” Alexei Sayle
    4. “I’m looking for the girl-next-door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her.” Lew Fitz
    5. “I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated.” Andy Field
    6. “Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant.” Mark Simmons
    7. “I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. There’s a name for it …” Jimeoin
    8. “I have two boys, five and six. We’re no good at naming things in our house.” Ed Byrne
    9. “I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died ... which was lucky, because he trod on a landmine.” Olaf Falafel
    10. “Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences’, I say, ‘Oh my God, me neither!’” Alasdair Beckett-King
    11.“A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men’s singles event.” Angela Barnes
    12.“As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting, but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer.” Adele Cliff
    13. “For me, dying is a lot like going camping. I don’t want to do it.” Phil Wang
    14. “I wonder how many chameleons snuck on to the Ark.” Adam Hess
    15. “I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act.” Tim Vine

Cheng studied maths at Cambridge University before dropping out to become a professional online poker player. His big break in comedy came when he reached the final of the 2015 BBC Radio New Comedy award. This year, his first at the Edinburgh fringe, he was also listed on BBC's new talent list.