Comedian Andrew Maxwell famously once called the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ‘exams for clowns’, and each year it’s the comics with the best jokes who get the ‘A’ grades.
The Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier Award) is handed out each year to the top clown in the class, and since 2008 was joined by The Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award.
Presented by television channel Dave, each year a shortlist of 10-15 jokes was drawn up by some of the leading comedy critics and comedians in the UK.
Designed to celebrate “the art of joke writing” and making people laugh, the general public then voted for the eventual winner.
But it was scrapped last year, with the TV station behind the gong saying it was “resting” and there is no news at to whether it will be reinstated any time soon.
Here we’re revisiting the 16 jokes that have made the grade since the prize was established.
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13. 2011: Nick Helm
"I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." | Getty Images
14. 2010: Tim Vine
"I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again." | Getty Images
16. 2008: Zoe Lyons
"I can't believe Amy Winehouse self-harms. She's so irritating she must be able to find someone to do it for her." | Getty Images