The funniest business journalist

Business journalism doesn’t often lend itself to humor. But Fox Business Network correspondent Rich Edson is apparently one funny guy.

At the National Press Club on Thursday night, journalists from a variety of media organizations performed comedy for charity. And Edson came away tied for first place with Jamie McIntyre of Military.com based on the decibel level of the clapping after they performed.

Betsy Rothstein of Fishbowl DC reports, “Edson performed well-practiced impressions of British broadcasters and a raspy-voiced Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.). Though he said he was nervous, many thought his delivery was near-perfect.”

Read more here. Edson has been a reporter for Fox Business in Washington since September 2007. Before that, he was a freelance reporter Reuters in Washington covering international news.