One thing I don’t really get about the funniest joke at the fringe is that they’re all kind of naff dad jokes. Don’t get me wrong, some of them do make me smile (I’m partial to a dad joke) but they just don’t seem as witty or laugh out loud funny as I’d expect. Is part of the criteria that they need to appeal to quite a broad range of people?
Here are some of the best jokes from recent years:
“I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.”
“I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn’t get pasta.”
“I keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli’ and ‘cauliflower’ – I think I might have florets.”
“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.”
“I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
“My dad suggested I register for a donor card, he is a man after my own heart”
“I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.”
“I heard a rumour Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa.”
The first one is just terrible.
It would be mildly improved starting with:
“I thought I was dating a zookeeper…”
In its current form it’s not funny and doesn’t make any sense.
Considering these shit jokes are the only thing that anyone reports on at the Fringe, I imagine it puts people off going.
Ah nice one, seems like a nice bloke. Especially liked his very courteous take-down of a heckler.
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One thing I don’t really get about the funniest joke at the fringe is that they’re all kind of naff dad jokes. Don’t get me wrong, some of them do make me smile (I’m partial to a dad joke) but they just don’t seem as witty or laugh out loud funny as I’d expect. Is part of the criteria that they need to appeal to quite a broad range of people?
Here are some of the best jokes from recent years:
“I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.”
“I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn’t get pasta.”
“I keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli’ and ‘cauliflower’ – I think I might have florets.”
“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.”
“I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
“My dad suggested I register for a donor card, he is a man after my own heart”
“I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.”
“I heard a rumour Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa.”
The first one is just terrible.
It would be mildly improved starting with:
“I thought I was dating a zookeeper…”
In its current form it’s not funny and doesn’t make any sense.
Considering these shit jokes are the only thing that anyone reports on at the Fringe, I imagine it puts people off going.
Ah nice one, seems like a nice bloke. Especially liked his very courteous take-down of a heckler.
Boh he’s horrible him