Posh
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| First performance | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Playwright | Laura Wade |
| Genres | Drama |
| Adaptations | The Riot Club |
| Original language | English Language |
| Characters | Alistair Ryle |
| Miles Richards | |
| Harry Villiers | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2345001 |
About Posh
Posh is a play by the British playwright Laura Wade. It was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre downstairs in 2010. The play concerns an Oxford student dining club called "The Riot Club", a fictionalised version of the Bullingdon Club.
Funniest Fringe jokes from years gone by
... Posh and Becks...
Grammar schools still failing to boost number of poorer pupils
... Why are grammar schools still controversial? The rights and wrongs of the grammar system have been argued over for decades, but in recent years many had acquired a reputation of being Posh - quite different from the more classless ideal people remember from the mid-20th Century...
I'm a mixed-race, the Cambridge University right for me?'
... , Some unis are only for Posh people, isn t it? said Caitlin...
Funniest Fringe jokes from years gone by
Each year comedy channel Dave names its top gag from the Edinburgh festival, which is chosen by a panel of critics And Then voted on by The Public .
This year's Funniest Joke of The Fringe winner is Lorna Rose Treen with.
Here are the previous 10 winners:
2022: A pasta pun from Masai Graham triumphed as The Fringe festival returned in Full Force after the Covid pandemic.
But The Female guard saw me and I couldn't get pasta. "
2019: Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel got plenty of laughs But also some criticism from a Tourette's charity with his winning Joke .
- I think I might have florets. "
2018: Liverpool comedian Alan Rowe hit The Spot with a one-liner about being sacked by a Jobcentre.
- Knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in The Next day. "
2017: Ken Cheng , who is also a professional Poker Player , kept a straight face with his gag about the new pound Coin .
But Then Again , I hate all change. "
2016: Having made The Shortlist in the two previous years, Masai Graham finally took The Top spot with his organ donor Joke .
he is A Man after My Own heart"
2015: With a Fringe show called Punderbolt, it was no surprise that a pun was Darren Walsh 's Punchline .
It's Hans free. "
2014: Tim Vine became The First comedian to win the award for a second time with his Joke about a vacuum Cleaner .
Well it was just collecting dust. "
2013: Having quit his job selling paintbrushes to become a comedian, Rob Auton 's Joke was judged a stroke of Genius .
Could be a Chinese Wispa. "
2012: Canadian funnyman Stewart Francis took a swipe at the Beckhams with his winning Joke .
Posh and Becks. "
2011: Nick Helm added a touch of Disney Magic to the frustrating task of choosing a new Password .
so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
