At the 2026 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards the catchily titled Takeover Radio 106.9FM Joke of the Fringe in Association with Mark Silcox was awarded to Matthew Gallagher, as nominated by me and voted for by Takeover Radio listeners. As well as this corker, here are some more of my favourite jokes from the many shows I’ve seen this year at the Fringe. Enjoy.
Here’s a fact about the Anne Frank diary – they brought out an audiobook version of it – here’s my review – it was sh*t – she was whispering, I couldn’t hear anything that was going on.
Matthew Gallagher
I hate AI because it keeps trying to steal the jobs I love, like creative writing and being confidently wrong.
Adele Cliff
My type is men who go hillwalking and queer women; I have the same target market as a Mountain Warehouse.
Amy Matthews
I’m having an awful time at the moment. The back of my car fell off and you’ll never guess what you can’t buy at a car boot sale.
Anna Thomas
I recently found out that waterboarding and motor-boating are not the same thing. Safe to say my boyfriend had the Valentine’s Day from hell.
Bella Hull
People think changing your name is dead expensive but it cost me £80 to change my name on my passport. In return. I got all the free trials on apps again. I got 6 months uber 1, 3 months Spotify premium. That’s an £80 investment for £300 in app savings. And that’s why, Chloe is my 8th name in the last 3 years… I’m not transitioning anymore I’m couponing.
Chloe Reynolds
My GP prescribed me pills for my suicidal tendencies. She told me ‘don’t take more than one a day or they could be fatal.’ So it’s going to work out either way.
Hannah Platt
I remember thinking, as I taped a piranha to my boomerang, this could come back to bite me.
Olaf Falafel
I went into banking at the worst possible time. The economy was in the pan. A picture was only worth 200 words.
Raj Poojara
Donald Trump has f**ked the US Economy for the second time. Which is surprising because the US economy is over 18 years old.
Reuben Kaye
To the person who stole my bank card and spent all my money on ancestry.com – you know who you are.
Richard Stott
My daughter is obsessed with climate change. She told me we have to stop using plastic completely. So I took away her credit card.
Sasha Nezlobin
I’m a nonbinary person. I’m what you’d get if a man and a woman had a baby.
Scout Boxhall