Here are the 10 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe 2016

LONDON -- It's hard enough to be funny in person, when you can use things like facial expressions and body language to help you get a joke across.

Still being funny on the page, though -- when your joke is stripped of its intonation, timing, and all that other clever stuff stand-ups do -- is a whole different thing entirely.

Because of that, the award for "Funniest Joke" at the Edinburgh Fringe festival (the annual hot-bed of comedy in Scotland's capital) should probably be taken with a pinch of salt. The following top 10 were chosen by a public who could only read the jokes in their written form -- but while some of them might lose their punch a bit, others are still pretty good...

Here's a countdown of the top 10.

10. "Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, I hear you ask." -- Jordan Brookes

9. "Don't you hate it when people assume you're rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?" -- Annie McGrath

8. "Why is Henry's wife covered in tooth marks? Because he's Tudor." -- Adele Cliff

6. "Brexit is a terrible name, sounds like cereal you eat when you are constipated." -- Tiff Stevenson

5. "I went to a pub quiz in Liverpool, had a few drinks so wasn't much use. Just for a laugh I wrote The Beatles or Steven Gerrard for every answer... came second." -- Will Duggan

4. "Apparently one in three Britons are conceived in an IKEA bed, which is mad because those places are really well lit." -- Mark Smith

3. "I've been happily married for four years -- out of a total of 10." -- Mark Watson

2. "Why is it old people say 'there's no place like home', yet when you put them in one..." -- Stuart Mitchell

1. "My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He's a man after my own heart." -- Masai Graham

If we had to pick a favourite it would be a close call between one, two, nine, and ten.

You can view the top 15 jokes here, courtesy of TV channel Dave.