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[Michael Feltham]

> http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/13/winning-puns-comedy-championships-leicester-leo-kearse <http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/13/winning-puns-comedy-championships-leicester-leo-kearse>
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> That's punny: the winning puns at comedy championships
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> Comedian Leo Kearse <https://twitter.com/comedyleo> has emerged triumphant after facing off seven other punslingers at the UK Pun Championships, held on Thursday as part of Dave’s Leicester Comedy festival <http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/>.
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> Kearse saw off competition from Rob Thomas, Tony Cowards, Richard Woolford, Martin Croser, Richard Pulsford, Rob Coleman and last year’s winner, Darren Walsh.
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> The contest is a sort of comedy rap battle with the comedians punning on different topics over four rounds. The audience eliminate acts from each round. Kearse beat Thomas in the final round.
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> Kearse’s puns include:
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> I was in hospital last week. I asked the nurse if I could do my own stitches. She said “suture self”
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> Growing up on a farm, my dad was always telling me to use the indoor toilet. But I preferred to go against the grain
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> In Iran, everyone’s scared of spiders. But in Iraq no phobia.
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> Marvin Gaye kept a sheep in my vineyard. He’d herd it through the grapevine
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> Runner-up Thomas’s puns include:
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> My kids can’t access videos of twerking on our home PC: we’ve got Norton Anti-Cyrus
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> The second edition of the annual competition was hosted by Lee Nelson. Dave’s Leicester Comedy <http://www.theguardian.com/culture/comedy> festival continues until 22 February.
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> Revealed: the nation’s No 1 toilet joke <http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/nov/19/bec-hill-wateraid-world-toilet-day-best-joke-humour>
> Tim Vine gag named funniest joke <http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/19/tim-vine-wins-dave-award-funniest-joke-edinburgh-festival>
> 10 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh festival fringe 2014 <http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/19/10-funniest-jokes-edinburgh-festival-fringe-2014>
> Are you a comedy snob? <http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/nov/19/comedy-critics-not-snobs-standup-lee-mack-stewart-lee>
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