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about himself.
Best bit: “Christmas is difficult at my house because I can’t pretend to be Santa.”
Pause. “Because I have a lazy eye.” GV

Sarah Silverman
A Speck of Dust Netflix

She’s less overtly shocking these days, and perhaps the better for it. Her 2017 show
combines personal stories (of her brush with death) and weighty issues (abortion
law), with her trademark fearlessness and intelligence.
Best bit: Her sister vomiting story. PF

Simon Amstell

Set Free Netflix

With the serenity of someone who’s done a lot of yoga and therapy, Amstell is a
different, wiser beast nowadays, but he’s lost none of his sharpness. Set Free sees
him navigate monogamy, awkward sex parties and daddy issues.
Best bit: His post-MDMA poos. PF

Sofie Hagen
Live from the BBC BBC iPlayer

A brief but handy introduction to a rising star. This 20-minuter, filleted from her
2016 best newcomer show, features material on a sexual encounter gone wrong and
her past as a Westlife superfan.
Best bit: Her Westlife fan fiction. PF

Stewart Lee

Content Provider Amazon (£3.49)

If the four series of Comedy Vehicle on iPlayer aren’t enough, this savage two-hour
show from 2019 doubles down on Lee’s deconstructive impulses and acidic hubris. It
also features deadpan debriefs from comics wizard Alan Moore.
Best bit: “It wasn’t just racists who voted to leave Europe. Cunts did as well.” GV

Tiffany Haddish
Black Mitzvah Netflix

The Girls Trip star’s hard-knock childhood in South Central LA provides plenty of
material, but self-pity isn’t in her repertoire. Instead, she interweaves her raucous
anecdotes with homespun scientific theory and a mischievous twinkle that’s utterly
beguiling.
Best bit: “I’m not no alcoholic. [Takes a sip from her drink] My parasites is the
alcoholic.” EEJ