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Edinburgh Fringe’s funniest joke award scrapped for 2025

TV channel U&Dave said its annual competition was being put on hold

The Independent UK

Edinburgh funniest fringe joke award scrapped for 2025

TV channel U&Dave has announced its award for best joke at the fringe, launched in 2008, won’t be given this year

The Guardian - UK

Personal debt ahead of Trump in list of most avoided topics of conversation

Salaries and personal savings are also among the topics that people avoid, according to money app Plum.

Evening Standard

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Best jokes of this year's Edinburgh Fringe crowned – see the full list

COMEDIAN Mark Simmons has said he is “really chuffed” after one of his jokes was named the funniest of the Fringe – a decade on from his first…

The National (Scotland)

The funniest joke at Edinburgh Fringe has been named

Gag about a sailing ship and a bottle won over a 2,000-strong panel

The Independent UK

Mark Simmons’ ship joke named funniest of Edinburgh fringe

Comedian was in top 10 on three previous occasions – here are this year’s best gags, as voted for by a public panel

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Fringe 2024: all of the stand-out shows (so far) from this year's comedy festival

From Anna Akana’s dark successor to Baby Reindeer, to Sarah Keyworth’s warmly witty exploration of gender identity, there’s plenty to love at this year’s Fringe

Evening Standard

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Comedy without the 'C' word in Canberra

This year's festival will have more comedians and acts than ever.

The Canberra Times

Ahir Shah arrived at Edinburgh with a work-in-progress but leaves as comedy champ

The Edinburgh comedy award-winning show Ends is a superb set about Shah’s grandfather, the standup’s imminent wedding and multicultural Britain

The Guardian - UK

First Victoria Wood comedy award given to comic posthumously

Gareth Richards was named as the first Victoria Wood award winner at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Ahir Shah wins this year’s Best Comedy Show

Ahir Shah was praised for a blending of his family’s personal story that was ‘funny yet emotional, political yet positive, clever and engaging, powerful and tender’

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2023: Bristol Reggae Orchestra and Windrush Choir to perform on famous Pyramid stage

The Eavis family invited the ensemble to perform on the famous festival stage

Bristol Post

Avon Valley Railway responds to cyclists' concerns after bike rack sawn in two

Bristol Post

Pasta one-liner wins best joke award at Edinburgh festival fringe

West Midlands comedian Masai Graham, who works as a part-time care worker, wins title for second time

The Guardian - UK

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