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Tim Vine wins Dave award for funniest joke of Edinburgh fringe festival Tim Vine wins Dave award for funniest joke of Edinburgh fringe festival
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Tim Vine, the proclaimed king of one-liners, has again proved the power of his puns by becoming the first comedian to win the award for funniest joke of the Edinburgh festival fringe more than once.Tim Vine, the proclaimed king of one-liners, has again proved the power of his puns by becoming the first comedian to win the award for funniest joke of the Edinburgh festival fringe more than once.
Vine claimed the prize this year with the quip: "I've decided to sell my Hoover … well, it was just collecting dust."Vine claimed the prize this year with the quip: "I've decided to sell my Hoover … well, it was just collecting dust."
The joke, from his standup show Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim to You, took almost 20% of the public vote and made Vine the first returning winner in the competition's seven-year history.The joke, from his standup show Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim to You, took almost 20% of the public vote and made Vine the first returning winner in the competition's seven-year history.
The actor and comedian, known for his roles in the BBC TV shows Not Going Out and Blandings, first won Edinburgh joke of the year in 2010 with: "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again."The actor and comedian, known for his roles in the BBC TV shows Not Going Out and Blandings, first won Edinburgh joke of the year in 2010 with: "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again."
The competition, created by the TV channel Dave, celebrates the one-line puns that have audiences falling off their chairs in hysterics, or throwing their heads into their hands in despair.The competition, created by the TV channel Dave, celebrates the one-line puns that have audiences falling off their chairs in hysterics, or throwing their heads into their hands in despair.
Vine, 47, whose standup sets are often characterised by streams of one-liners, beat off competition from Mark Watson, who wisecracked: "Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me. Which is why he lost his job in disaster relief", and the American comedian Scott Capurro, who teased his Edinburgh audience with: "Scotland had oil, but it's running out, thanks to all that deep frying."Vine, 47, whose standup sets are often characterised by streams of one-liners, beat off competition from Mark Watson, who wisecracked: "Always leave them wanting more, my uncle used to say to me. Which is why he lost his job in disaster relief", and the American comedian Scott Capurro, who teased his Edinburgh audience with: "Scotland had oil, but it's running out, thanks to all that deep frying."
More than 2,000 people voted in the competition, with comedians Bec Hill, Ria Lina and Felicity Ward also among the top 10 finalists selected by a specialist panel who sifted through more than 3,600 minutes of material to pick their favourites.More than 2,000 people voted in the competition, with comedians Bec Hill, Ria Lina and Felicity Ward also among the top 10 finalists selected by a specialist panel who sifted through more than 3,600 minutes of material to pick their favourites.
Commenting on his win, Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised, but very delighted. This is the second time I've won this award, but I guess nobody loves a repeat more than Dave."Commenting on his win, Vine said: "I'm a little bit surprised, but very delighted. This is the second time I've won this award, but I guess nobody loves a repeat more than Dave."
Yet Vine's Edinburgh standup was not deemed a complete triumph, with another of his one-liners deemed among the list of the worst festival jokes by the Dave panelists. Yet Vine's Edinburgh standup was not deemed a complete triumph, with another of his one-liners included among the list of the worst festival jokes by the Dave panelists.
His wisecrack: "I'd like to start with the chimney jokes – I've got a stack of them. The first one is on the house," was ranked as one of the worst jokes the by the Edinburgh judges alongside others, including Leo Kearse's one-liner: "My mate sat on my pumpkin. He butternut squash it." His wisecrack: "I'd like to start with the chimney jokes – I've got a stack of them. The first one is on the house," was ranked as one of the worst jokes by the Edinburgh judges alongside others, including Leo Kearse's one-liner: "My mate sat on my pumpkin. He butternut squash it."
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