In close contention was this piercing takedown of the US president, Donald Trump, by Boyle: “Trump’s nothing like Hitler. His big break in comedy came when he reached the final of the 2015 BBC Radio New Comedy award. This year, his first at the Edinburgh fringe, he was also listed on the BBC’s New Talent Hotlist. “The two fields of poker and comedy actually have a surprising amount in common,” he said. As a tribute, I will name my first-born son after this award and call him ‘Joke of the Fringe’.”Edinburgh festival 2017: the shows we recommend Read moreDave’s top 15 funniest jokes of the fringe 2017

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 22:52 UTC