MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2019Swede’s vegetable pun wins
Edinburgh Fringe gag prize
Olaf Falafel enjoyed ‘just being able to make people laugh’ (Getty)
JACOB STOLWORTHY
The best joke at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been selected – and it’s a vegetable pun.
Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel claimed the coveted honour of Dave’s Funniest Joke At The Fringe award
after returning for the seventh time.
The joke he won with is: “I keep randomly shouting out ‘broccoli’ and ‘cauliflower’ – I think I might have
florets.”
Two thousand people voted in the poll after a number of jokes were shortlisted by a panel of experts.
Speaking about winning the prize with his one-liner, Falafel said: “It’s been really good fun. I would
definitely say that winning this award has been a highlight, and just being able to make people laugh with
my stupid jokes.”