On The Fringe
The BBC says Hedgehog joke wins comedy prize
Comedian Dan Antopolski has won a prize for the funniest joke of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
The funnyman, who has previously been nominated for the Perrier award, picked up the trophy from TV channel Dave.
Nine comedy critics sat through thousands of jokes before choosing 27 for viewers to vote on.
The winning joke was a one-liner from 36-year-old Antopolski’s show Silent But Deadly – “Hedgehogs. Why can’t they just share the hedge?”
I also liked:
5. Jack Whitehall – “I’m sure wherever my dad is; he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending.”
7. Marcus Brigstocke – “To the people who’ve got iPhones: you just bought one, you didn’t invent it!”
2 comments
the iphones one is good, but i like the hedgehogs best.
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It only works if you know what a hedgehog is, and a lot of people don’t.
They were very popular in Germany when I was going up, Mecky the hedgehog was a popular comic strip and used a lot in advertising.
Of course, the same could be said of the iPhone.