The winner of Joke of The Fringe 2024 is set to perform in Wantage later this week.

Comedian Mark Simmons won U&Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award with his quip: "I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it."

The joke, taken from his PBH’s Free Fringe show at the Liquid Room Annexe, topped the list of funniest at the Fringe, with 40 per cent of Brits surveyed voting it the most hilarious.

Mark Simmons the Funniest Joke of the Fringe AwardMark Simmons the Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award (Image: Robert Perry/PinPep) He is now set to perform his show, More Jokes, at the Beacon on Saturday, October 19, as he takes it around the world on a 200-date tour.

Having sold more than 20,000 tickets, he is taking his show around the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mr Simmons began his solo Edinburgh Fringe journey in 2014 after a friend encouraged him to try an open mic night.

Mark Simmons the Funniest Joke of the Fringe AwardMark Simmons the Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award (Image: Robert Perry/PinPep) His jokes have previously placed ninth, sixth, and second in U&Dave’s Joke of the Fringe, culminating in this year's win.

Last year, he jointly bagged the Victoria Wood Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show in tribute to the late Gareth Richards.

He has previously appeared in ITV’s Out There, BBC's Mock The Week, BBC Radio 4Extra Stands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC 3’s One For The Road.