Nick Helm's password joke is Edinburgh Fringe funniest. - Polidicks

[quote]The up-and-coming funnyman was given the prize by digital TV channel Dave, whose panel put a selection of their favourites to a public vote. He won for the joke: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." Last year's winner, quick-fire joker Tim Vine, was beaten into second place by Helm. Helm said: "I knew my joke was the funniest joke of all the other jokes in 2011. "Thank you to Dave and all the people that voted for proving me right." Veteran entertainer Paul Daniels won the wooden spoon for the worst joke of the festival. He won the dubious honour for his gag: "I said to a fella 'Is there a B&Q in Henley?' He said 'No, there's an H, an E, an N an L and a Y'." The top 10 festival funnies were judged to be: 1) Nick Helm: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." 2) Tim Vine: "Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels." 3) Hannibal Buress: "People say 'I'm taking it one day at a time'. You know what? So is everybody. That's how time works." 4) Tim Key: "Drive-Thru McDonalds was more expensive than I thought... once you've hired the car..." 5) Matt Kirshen: "I was playing chess with my friend and he said, 'Let's make this interesting'. So we stopped playing chess." 6) Sarah Millican: "My mother told me, you don't have to put anything in your mouth you don't want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards." 7) Alan Sharp: "I was in a band which we called The Prevention, because we hoped people would say we were better than The Cure." 8) Mark Watson: "Someone asked me recently - what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I'm not falling for that one again, wife." 9) Andrew Lawrence: "I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails." 10) DeAnne Smith: "My friend died doing what he loved ... Heroin."[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14646532[/url]

I was watching Edinburgh Fringe. I thought most of the jokes werent funny and there was just a awkard atmosphere.

none of those are funny at all

the last one's kind of sad

[QUOTE=BellyButton;31958695]none of those are funny at all[/QUOTE] Most stand-up jokes aren't funny without the context of their performance.

The one about chess is pretty funny, but that's about it.

I guess you had to be there for it to take an effect. Besides, trying to quantify the "funniness" of a joke in such a way is meaningless.

Number 1 isn't so much funny, it's more fridge brilliance. Which makes it a great number one. Only about 3 of these made me laugh, sadly. [editline]26th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Randdalf;31958773]Most stand-up jokes aren't funny without the context of their performance.[/QUOTE] Exactly. Try reading a transcript of a Chris Rock or George Carlin show or [insert comedian you like]

The Edinburgh fringe is crap anyways.

My favorite is the heroin one. Anti-jokes are amusing

They all sound like dumb facebook like pages.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;31959194]The Edinburgh fringe is crap anyways.[/QUOTE] Clearly haven't gone

[QUOTE=Instant Mix;31959674]Clearly haven't gone[/QUOTE] I live in the middle of Edinburgh.

I guess I just don't understand british "humour"

british humor is a joke :rimshot:

[QUOTE=Dr.C;31959778]I guess I just don't understand british "humour"[/QUOTE]British humor is great, better than half the American comedians who only know racism and sexism.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;31960589]British humor is great, better than half the American comedians who only know racism and sexism.[/QUOTE]I can think of like 2 american comedians I like

I think British humor sounds like a real riot!

[QUOTE=ButtsexV17;31960615]I can think of like 2 american comedians I like[/QUOTE]Mitch Hedberg and George Carlin.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;31960773]Mitch Hedberg and George Carlin.[/QUOTE]more than two now that I'm actually thinking about it but all I can figure are Drew Carey and friends. also george carlin isn't as funny as some people make him out to be

[QUOTE=ButtsexV17;31960895]more than two now that I'm actually thinking about it but all I can figure are Drew Carey and friends. also george carlin isn't as funny as some people make him out to be[/QUOTE]He started to fall off in his later years but he was good, and most of his work was social commentary and criticism.

[QUOTE=Randdalf;31958773]Most stand-up jokes aren't funny without the context of their performance.[/QUOTE]Kevin Hart is pretty funny

[QUOTE=RaxaHax;31960644]I think British humor sounds like a real riot![/QUOTE] I hope that pun was unintentional or I will be highly offended

I haven't seen many British comedians. The ones I have seen are extremely funny. Though, my opinion is that their comedy is not something I could listen to for a few hours, or buy. Everyone has their own preference to what they think is 'good' comedy. Kind of like vision.

[quote]"People say 'I'm taking it one day at a time'. You know what? So is everybody. That's how time works."[/quote] That one made me chuckle. Who says "I'm taking it one day at a time" though?

[QUOTE=Turnips5;31962429]That one made me chuckle. Who says "I'm taking it one day at a time" though?[/QUOTE]People with serious illnesses or major, life-altering crises. "Ohh, I heard you have breast cancer! That's so terrible! How are you handling it?" "Yeah, it is bad. But I'm taking it one day at a time, you know."

[QUOTE=RaxaHax;31960644]I think British humor sounds like a real riot![/QUOTE] it's funny because london burned

[QUOTE=IdiotStorm;31962528]it's funny because london burned[/QUOTE] I don't think thats funny.

These jokes suck so bad they make me [i]cringe[/i]

[QUOTE=Map in a box;31964425]These jokes suck so bad they make me [i]cringe[/i][/QUOTE] If I lived in the UK I would've entered my joke. I'm sure they would love it.