(Dad) jokes at world’s largest arts festival

The World

The Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival that happens every year in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. One of performances there includes a comedy competition where judges vote on the funniest one-liner puns. Host Carol Hills speaks with The World’s Jonathan Dyer about a vegetable joke that brought home victory, and how UK humor differs from that in the US. Hint: (dad jokes) 

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