Comedian who quit Cambridge University for online poker says both his careers are based on ‘extreme punishment or reward’
爱丁堡艺穗节：在英国讲冷笑话的华裔得了大奖
一句关于新英镑硬币的笑话当选2017爱丁堡艺穗节最佳冷笑话，作者是一位名叫Ken Cheng的华裔喜剧演员。
Ken Cheng的这句话在爱丁堡艺穗节（Edinburgh Festival Fringe，也称“爱丁堡边缘艺术节”）第十届”大卫最有趣玩笑奖”评出的15个笑话中名列第一。
Ken Cheng 获得2017年”大卫最有趣玩笑奖”。UKTV DAVE这句话是，”I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change”。
英国最近发行了新的一元英镑硬币，和老版硬币最大的不同是，新硬币用十二角形替代了过去的圆形。
这句英文笑话的意思直译是，”我并不喜欢新的一镑硬币，说实话，我讨厌所有变化。”
Change 一词在英语中还有”零钱”的意思。所以这句话也可一语双关地翻译为，”我不喜欢新的一镑硬币，说实话，我讨厌所有零钱。”
该奖项由公众投票决定，Ken Cheng的这句话获得了33%的选票。本次投票的公众总数为2000人，为了避免名人效应，候选笑话的作者事前并不公布。
获得大卫奖后，Ken Cheng表示，”我感到非常骄傲。作为感谢，我将为我的第一个儿子取名’边缘的玩笑’（Joke of the Fringe）。”
公开资料显示，Ken Cheng是一名出生在英国的华裔喜剧演员，曾获得2015年BBC广播喜剧奖项。他的一些类似于中国单口相声的视频在Youtube上流行，很多表演内容都和英语中的多义词相关。
Ken Cheng的个人推特介绍自己是”一名专业的扑克手以及喜剧演员”。
英国《卫报》报道称，Ken Cheng 曾经在著名的剑桥大学学习数学，但后来退学成为一名网络扑克手。2015年，他曾入围BBC广播新喜剧决赛。
爱丁堡艺穗节”大卫最有趣玩笑奖”名单
1. “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change” – Ken Cheng
2. “Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no way he could write a book” – Frankie Boyle
3. “I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” – Alexei Sayle
4. “I’m looking for the girl next door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her” – Lew Fitz
5. “I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he hesitated” – Andy Field
6. “Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant” – Mark Simmons
7. “I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. There’s a name for it…” – Jimeoin
8. “I have two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house” – Ed Byrne
9. “I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died… which was lucky, because he trod on a land mine” – Olaf Falafel
10. “Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh my God, me neither!”‘ – Alasdair Beckett-King
11. “A friend tricked me into going to Wimbledon by telling me it was a men’s singles event” – Angela Barnes
12. “As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting; but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer” – Adele Cliff
13. “For me dying is a lot like going camping. I don’t want to do it” – Phil Wang
14. “I wonder how many chameleons snuck onto the Ark” – Adam Hess
15. “I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act” – Tim Vine
（BBC)
