The Guardian | Ken Cheng's pound coin gag voted Edinburgh fringe's funniest joke The Guardian Cheng studied maths at Cambridge University before dropping out to become a professional online poker player. His big break in comedy came when he reached the final of the 2015 BBC Radio New Comedy award. This year, his first at the Edinburgh fringe, ... 15 of the best jokes from this year's Edinburgh Fringe - as voted for by the public (so don't blame us) Edinburgh Fringe's funniest joke of 2017 goes to a gag about the redesigned pound coin This One-Liner Has Been Voted The Funniest Joke At The Edinburgh Fringe |