A one-liner about going out with a zookeeper's been named the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Lorna Rose Treen's pun has been voted the winner by a panel of ten comedy experts.
The quip from her show Skin Pigeon was: "I started dating a zookeeper - but it turned out he was a cheetah."
Here are the top 10 Funniest Joke Of The Fringe 2023
1. I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah. - 44%
Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon
2. The most British thing I've ever heard? A lady who said, 'Well, I'm sorry, but I don't apologise.' - 41%
Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial
3. Last year, I had a great joke about inflation. But it's hardly worth it now. - 40%
Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish)
4. When women gossip, we get called bitchy; but when men do, it's called a podcast. - 34%
Sikisa: Hear Me Out
5. I thought I'd start off with a joke about The Titanic - just to break the ice. - 33%
Masai Graham
6. How do coeliac Germans greet each other? Gluten tag. - 32%
Frank Lavender: Be Funny
7. My friend got locked in a coffee place overnight. Now he only ever goes into Starbucks, not the rivals. He's Costa-phobic. - 29%
Roger Swift: Aaaaaaaand now! Roger Swift's Machine Pun: Reloaded
8. I entered the 'How not to surrender' competition, and I won hands down. - 29%
Bennett Arron: Loser
9. Nationwide must have looked pretty silly when they opened their first branch. - 28%
William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to
10. My grandma describes herself as being in her 'twilight years', which I love because they're great films. - 26%
Daniel Foxx: Villain
Dave, the UKTV entertainment channel, announced the winner of its fourteenth Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe award.
Speaking to UKTV, Lorna Rose Treen said she was delighted to win the award.
"Are you kidding! I can't wait to tell my mum!
"It is already such a wonderful joy to be debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, and this is a lovely thing on top. A huge thank you for awarding my stupid joke with this title!"
Previous winners include Masai Graham, Ken Cheng, Olaf Falafel, Tim Vine, Rob Auton, Stewart Francis, Zoe Lyons and Nick Helm.
