As we reach the halfway point of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe the jokes told in venues across the city must now number in the millions.
Comedy consititutes the largest section in the programme, with the Fringe known as a launching pad for the star names of the future - everybody from Steve Coogan to Richard Gadd had their big break in Scotland’s Capital.
Both those comedians won the Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier Award), but in recent years another prize has been grabbing headlines - The Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award.
Presented by television channel Dave it is typically awarded to a one-liner and is voted on by the public from a shortlist chosen by comedy critics.

13. 2022: Masai Graham (again, again)
"I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn't get pasta." | Contributed

14. 2023: Lorna Rose Treen
"I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah." | Contributed

