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Best of 2018: Comedy

Returning greats and a memorable newcomer
by Veronica Lee Friday, 28 December 2018

From left: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton of League of Gentlemen

The highlight of 2018 for me was the return of two mighty sets of talents – Flight of
the Conchords and The League of Gentlemen – and it was heartwarming to see that
they had lost none of their sharpness, wit or love of performing in front of a live
audience. In stand-up, while a lot of established comics were again producing the
goods, one newcomer, a young Irishwoman, stood out.

The highlight of 2018 for me was the return of two mighty sets of talents – Flight of
the Conchords and The League of Gentlemen – and it was heartwarming to see that
they had lost none of their sharpness, wit or love of performing in front of a live
audience. In stand-up, while a lot of established comics were again producing the

goods, one newcomer, a young Irishwoman, stood out. We lost some comedy
legends this year, too – Ken Dodd, Barry Elliott of the Chuckle Brothers and Jim
Bowen, who had all had a career resurgence as a new generation had discovered
their work, are now, to borrow Dodd's word, being tattyfilarious for audiences
elsewhere.

Here, in no particular order, are my top 10 shows of 2018.