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Most female standups have feminist material, but Wolf and her distinctive voice
never let up, including extended musings on menstruation, childbirth and abortion.
It’s all evidence for her central premise: women are grosser than men. And maybe,
therefore, funnier too?
Best bit: “I would wanna breastfeed, but only because I would want to use breast
milk the way a clown uses a flower with water in it.” EEJ

Miles Jupp

Fibber in the Heat Go Faster Stripe (£5)

A true story of derring-do: a young, cricket-obsessed Jupp bluffs his way on to an
England tour as a “journalist”, then rubs shoulders and drinks heavily with his
commentator heroes. A metaphorical straight drive for four.
Best bit: Drinking with the England captains. PF

Mo Gilligan

Momentum Netflix

A slick power hour from the young comic and Channel 4 chatshow host, recorded last
April at a packed Hackney Empire in London. Gilligan recreates classroom trauma
and nightclub mating rituals with impudence and swagger.
Best bit: A medley of rasta nursery rhymes, including Old MacDonald’s ganja
farm. GV

Monty Python
Live at the Hollywood Bowl Netflix

Comedy was the new rock’n’roll as far back as 1982, when the UK’s surrealist
supergroup performed a greatest hits set at an iconic LA venue. A cheeky barbershop
quartet, silly walks and some disconcerted Mounties all feature.
Best bit: Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more. GV

Nish Kumar

Soho Theatre Live Sohotheatreondemand.com (£4)

Here’s what Britain’s leading political comic would look like if he barely talked
politics: a top-notch hour from The Mash Report man on pessimism, ego, insomnia –
and on how he does and doesn’t choose to address race in his comedy.
Best bit: The “White people? Beyond the odd bit of imperialism … big fan!”
routine. BL

The Paddock

24 Unique Live Comedy Acts YouTube