Birmingham comedian Lovdev Barpaga was crowned UK Pun Champion last night at the Leicester Comedy Festival. 

Here are some of Barpaga's top gags:

I think my Colombian neighbour's a drug lord, but I just car tell.

Never fly with Sikh airways. Get nothing but turbanlence.

If a bullfighter dies, does it Matador?

My mother can’t stop talking about her famous curry. The saaga continues.

Pakistani Pirates. Urdu they think they argh?

You can read a full review of the final here.

Leicester Comedy Festival 2017 runs until 26 February with over 770 events across the 19 days. The complete programme is available here.