 This year the winner was West Midlands comedian Masai Graham, with jokes such as ""What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo?One's really heavy and the other is a little lighter"" and ""I love playing PGA Golf, but to say I have a weak shot on the greens would be putting it mildly"" 

The 2017 UK Pun Championships saw a new location in De Montfort Hall and host in Jason Byrne.It also saw the introduction of a new layout for the show, with the "Pun Off's" taking place within a boxing ring that had been constructed within the centre of the stalls.