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Hedgehog gag wins top prize

Hedgehog gag wins top prize


A one-liner from comedian Dan Antopolski won the £1,000 prize for the funniest joke at this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival.

The previously Perrier Award-nominated artist's gag about hedgehogs topped the public vote, leading the 27-joke shortlist picked by nine comedy critics for TV channel Dave.

Antopolski's joke from his 'Silent But Deadly' show was: "Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge?"


Paddy Lennox finished second with: "I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought, 'This could be interesting'."

Third place was awarded to Sarah Millican's: "I had my boobs measured and bought a new bra. Now I call them Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes because they're up where they belong."

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