Comic Darren Walsh funniest at the Edinburgh Fringe

Comedian Darren Walsh has scooped first prize for telling the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The 39-year-old beat the youngest ever nominee, 12-year-old comedian Grace the Child, who finished tenth with a joke from her show Playground Politics.

He said: "I am delighted to win this award. What a punderful feeling. Thanks Dave."

A judging panel of 10 critics drew up a shortlist of jokes, which were then voted on by 2,000 people.

The winning pun appeared in Punderbolt, Walsh’s first hour-long show in the Scottish capital.

Walsh’s quip beat jokes about Kim Kardashian, hippos and Jesus to win the award, now in its eighth year.

Dave's top 10 funniest jokes from the Fringe Festival 2015:

10: Grace The Child

9: Simon Munnery

8: Alun Cochrane

7.Tom Parry

6: Mark Nelson

5: Dave Green

4. Masai Graham

3. Adam Hess

2: Stewart Francis

1: Darren Walsh