The 21 best jokes in the history of the Edinburgh Festival

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The list was compiled by scouring through end-of-festival best joke lists dating back ten years.

Do you think these entries are worthy of Festival folk-lore?

1-Mark Watson.

“I saw a poster for Mission Impossible III the other day. “I thought to myself, it’s not really impossible if he’s already done it twice.”

2- Joe Lycett

“Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last long if you’re fat.”

3-Patrick Monahan

“My dad is Irish and my mum is Iranian, which meant that we spent most of our family holidays in customs.”

4-Adam Hess

“Did you know Kinder Surprise is German for unwanted pregnancy?”

5-Laura Lexx

“My boyfriend and I used to argue over the duvet. I liked to sleep all stretched out like a starfish and he liked to sleep with a blonde lady called Leanne.”

6-Chris Turner

“I bought a muzzle for my pet duck. Nothing flashy, but it fits the bill.”

7-Jimeoin

“Two aerials on a roof fell in love and got married. The wedding wasn’t great but the reception was fantastic.”

8-Hayley Ellis

“I was very naive sexually. My first boyfriend asked me to do missionary and I buggered off to Africa for six months.”

9-Mark Nelson

“Jesus fed 5,000 people with two fishes and a loaf of bread. That’s not a miracle. That’s tapas.”

10-Joel Dommet

“People who like trance music are very persistent. They don’t techno for an answer.”

11-Harriet Kemsley

“I’m allergic to nuts, which means that if I ever want to commit suicide I can do it by Ferrero Rocher.”

12- Lou Sanders

“You have to think positively, for example, I