The funniest joke of 2019

The funniest joke of 2019

What do you think the funniest joke of 2019 is? Well, it's to do with something you wouldn't expect...

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According to Sky News, a joke involving vegetables has been voted the best joke at this year's Edinburgh Festival.

The prize went to Swedish surrealist Olaf Falafel for his one-liner: "I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have florets."

820 of 2000 members of the public voted for his one-liner in a list compiled by comedy critics. Mr. Falafel, who is also an author of children's books, said ideas come to him in "really strange places."

Here is the top 10 from the festival: 

1. "Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy." - Richard Stott

2. "What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh." - Milton Jones

3. "I've got an Eton-themed Advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts." - Ivo Graham

4. "A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. That's 20 cows'." - Jake Lambert

5. "I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' - I think I might have Florets." - Olaf Falafel

6. "To be or not to be a horse rider, that is equestrian." - Mark Simmons

7. "A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it." - Ross Smith

8. "Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning." - Ross Smith

9. "I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it."-  Adele Cliff

10. "After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging." - Richard Pulsford

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