I first heard Simmons do this joke on Mock the Week in 2020. It is his best joke to be fair (he's otherwise generally a mediocre wannabe Milton Jones) but it's at least four years old.

#comedy #edinburgh #EdinburghFestival #EdinburghFringe #TheFringe
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Mark Simmons’ ship joke named funniest of Edinburgh fringe
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/19/mark-simmons-ship-joke-named-funniest-of-edinburgh-fringe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The Shed goes to #TheFringe - Week 109

https://americana-uk.com/sounds-from-beyond-the-shed-week-109-2

Dave’s Funniest Joke of #theFringe always makes me think that the standard of comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe is lower than a wet weekend on social media following shitposters.

Also, out of all of these, the winning one seems to function least well as a joke.

Actor Lance Reddick Passed Away Today at 60

Lance Reddick of HBO’s “The Wire,” Fox’s “Fringe” and films like the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60.

https://scifi.radio/2023/03/17/actor-lance-reddick-passed-away-today-at-60/

#Movies/Video/Theater #Obituaries #JohnWick #LanceReddick #TheFringe #TheWire

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/lance-reddick-dead-wire-john-wick-1235355469/

Oh my god. Rest in peace #LanceReddick #Zavalla #destiny2 #thefringe

The Cow Shed at #TheFringe. #Edinburgh #OldTown #Scotland #MemorablePlacesAndSpaces