It was the Edinburgh Fringe recently, so in tribute here are a combination of eight one-liners from the competition just gone and the previous nine years. Have you ever been? Do you have a favourite?
“A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it.”
Ross Smith (2019)
“I’ve just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I’ll tell you what, never again.”
Tim Vine (2010)
“My dad suggested I register for a donor card, he’s a man after my own heart.”
Masai Graham (2016)
“I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
Ken Cheng (2017)
“I’ve decided to sell my hoover – well, it was just collecting dust.”
Tim Vine (2014)
“I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts.”
Ivo Graham (2019)
“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.”
Adam Rowe (2018)
“Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy.”
Richard Stott (2019)
Alex Raphael 