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Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Heard the one about Marmite on the motorway? Telford comedian makes top 15 jokes

A gag from a Telford comic about Marmite has made it into one of the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Jokes from sets during the festival were shortlisted by 10 comedy critics before 2,000 voters picked the winner - with Roger Swift's gag making it into the top 15.

Roger was a UK Pun Finalist 2016 and his other awards include Midlands Comedy Awards Best Alternative Act 2015 and winner of King Gong at The Comedy Store, Manchester.

West Bromwich comedian Masai Graham took the prize overall.

Graham said: "It's an incredible honour to land Joke of the Fringe. Not bad for someone from West Brom!"

1. "My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He's a man after my own heart" by Masai Graham

2. "Why is it old people say "there's no place like home", yet when you put them in one..." by Stuart Mitchell

3. "I've been happily married for four years - out of a total of 10" by Mark Watson

4. "Apparently one in three Britons are conceived in an Ikea bed which is mad because those places are really well lit" by Mark Smith

5. "I went to a pub quiz in Liverpool, had a few drinks so wasn't much use. Just for a laugh I wrote The Beatles or Steven Gerrard for every answer... came second" by Will Duggan

6. "Brexit is a terrible name, sounds like cereal you eat when you are constipated" by Tiff Stevenson

7. "I often confuse Americans and Canadians. By using long words" by Gary Delaney

8. "Why is Henry's wife covered in tooth marks? Because he's Tudor" by Adele Cliff

9. "Don't you hate it when people assume you're rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?" by Annie McGrath

10. "Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, I hear you ask" by Jordan Brookes

11. "Hilary Clinton has shown that any woman can be President, as long as your husband did it first" by Michelle Wolf

12. "I spotted a Marmite van on the motorway. It was heading yeastbound" by Roger Swift

13. "Back in the day, Instagram just meant a really efficient drug dealer" by Arthur Smith

14. "I'll tell you what's unnatural in the eyes of God. Contact lenses" by Zoe Lyons

15. "Elton John hates ordering Chinese food. Soya seems to be the hardest word" by Phil Nicol

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Scotland's capital city.

The 2016 Fringe features more than 3,000 events from August 5 to 29.

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