News about Tim Vine

It may not float everyone's boat, but a joke about circumnavigating the globe in a tiny ship has been named funniest at the Fringe. Comedian Mark Simmons picked up the annual award for the first time with his gag: 'I was going to sail around the globe in the world's smallest ship but I bottled it.' Organised by television channel U&Dave, the Funniest Joke Of The Fringe award celebrates 'the art of joke writing' and making people laugh.

I had high hopes for David Haig's stage adaptation of Philip K Dick's 1956 sci-fi novel, The Minority Report. Alas, it is more in line with Tim Vine's great gag about crime in multi-storey car parks: it's wrong on so many levels. Most fundamentally wrong, the story of a society that's developed brain chips to stop criminals before they act, tries to emulate the kinetic energy of Steven Spielberg's 2002 action film version of the book, starring Tom Cruise. The Cruise character becomes Jodie McNee's Julia, a soundbite -spouting CEO of the dystopian Ministry of Pre-Crime preaching an end to misogynistic violence and a new dawn of peace, calm, health and happiness. But when the technology turns on her, it suddenly looks a lot less cool.

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The Channel 5 and BBC presenter took it one step further, saying that drivers should not be allowed to overtake bicycles at all. The avid cyclist backed up his sweeping statement with statistics from the Mayor of London's office that showed that weekday traffic conditions in central London had declined to 7.1 percent in the ten years from 2008 to 2018. In inner London, the average recorded speed was 11.6 miles per hour, but in outer London, it was marginally faster at 19.3 mph. Drivers can't abide and resent the fact that those on bikes travel faster than they do, according to comedian Tim Vine's longtime host and brother.

UTLEY: Lorna Rose Treen's pundit was like this (and, no, you shouldn't need to be concerned about any danger of wetting your pants): 'I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out that he was a cheetah.' This year's champion loses on every count, according to my book. Yes, I can see it in a clunking way, but the mention of the zookeeper's occupation sets up the pun in the punchline. Well, perhaps I'm being unfair on Lorna Rose. I admit that I wasn't in the audience at her Edinburgh show, which received some rave reviews, but I do know that an awful lot comes from timing and delivery.

The study at Northern Illinois University in the United States looked at nearly 300 individuals on their favourite style of jokes, both to give and receive, as well as requiring each respondent to take a personality quiz. It had hoped to find out if those who 'punished' their associates and loved ones with a groan-worthy play on words were 'everyday sadists.' Punitive pundits were not sadistic, and receivers were actually grateful, as puns were among the most common jokes to hear. Jimmy Carr (far right), Milton Jones (far left), or Tim Vine (centre) are all famous for their comedic one-liners. It's bad news for their US-based countryman and political pundit John Oliver, who once called them "not just the lowest form of wit but the lowest form of human behavior."

After 23 years as helm, listeners have expressed disappointment at the departure of 'legendary' BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright from his weekday afternoon show, with some saying they are switching off. Since being a fan favorite ever since with his Radio 1 show Steve Wright in the Afternoon, the veteran broadcaster has been on national radio since 1980. Wright, who has been on the show since 1999 and also appears on the network as Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs, has announced that he will not be leaving the afternoon show in July.

When he kicked off his final afternoon show as it comes to an end after 23 years, BBC Radio 2 host Steve Wright (pictured left) said there is "no tension, just fun, appreciation, and thanks." As he kicked off his last ever afternoon show, the veteran DJ, 68, told listeners he 'didn't want to go to bits'. He told listeners that he admired 'the outpouring of goodwill toward the program' before thanking everyone who has attended the program since it began in 1999 and emphasized that he is 'not retiring' from the airwaves for good. Some heartbroken followers took to social media to share what the show meant to them, while others pledged to 'enjoy every minute' of his show on Sunday.

Sam Campbell (left) from Australia has been voted top prize for his performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Inset). Lara Ricote (right), a hard-of-hearing Mexican-born comedian, scooped the award for best newcomer. Mr Campbell will be paid £10,000, and Ms Ricote will receive £5,000.

As the award returned for the first time after the pandemic, a pun about pasta was named the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. Every year, the festival selects the top ten nominees for the highly coveted award, but some of the best but corny one-liners don't always make the cut (right). Masai Graham (left) was selected the winner with his gag: "I tried to take spaghetti from the shop but the female guard saw me and said I couldn't get pasta."

As the award was returned after the pandemic, a pun about pasta was named as the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. Masai Graham (pictured) was voted the winner with his gag: "I tried to take spaghetti from the store, but the female guard noticed me and told me that I couldn't get pasta." For the first time since 2019, the Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe award, which was voted for by the public, was back. It's the second time the West Bromwich-born comedian has triumphed after winning in 2016 with his parody: "My dad begged me to register for a donor card; he's a man after my own heart." Graham said, "It's amazing to see the Edinburgh Fringe back up and running, and it's my spiritual home." "This is getting pasta joke," I was so excited to find out I'd won for the second time.

RICHARD EDEN: Greta Scacchi began dating her first cousin when she saw her father's 'deastated' as his daughter's cousin was involved in a family feud, leading to a rift in the family. Despite that, she and Carlo Mantegazza married in 1997, and Matteo had their first child together in 1997. The identity of their relationship has remained largely unknown mainly due to the fact that the notoriously private White Mischief actress never spoke about her personal life.