Edinburgh Fringe: Comedian Olaf Falafel wins Funniest Joke award

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I would definitely say that winning this award has been a highlight, and just being able to make people laugh with my stupid jokes.” He said that deciding to return the festival was like “pregnancy”, quipping: “You go through a lot of pain and then the child is born and enough time passes and you forget about the pain and decide that you fancy having another one, but straight after you’re like ‘I’m never doing that again’.” Tim Vine, Stewart Francis and Zoe Lyons have all previously won the prestigious award. Adam Rowe won last year’s award with the line: “Working at the Jobcentre has to be a tense job – knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day.” The award lists jokes anonymously to avoid bias towards well-known comedians. “I keep randomly shouting out ‘Broccoli’ and ‘Cauliflower’ – I think I might have Florets” – Olaf Falafel 2. “I’ve got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts” – Ivo Graham You can read all the previous jokes to have won the award here.