10 Wanda Sykes It’s often said that Donald Trump is a gift to comedy. But few comics bother with him – what’s to add? – and fewer still do so successfully. Among the best is Curb Your Enthusiasm star Wanda Sykes, the first half hour of whose London date was a concentrated howl of dismay at POTUS 45. It was salutary, it was cathartic – and it couldn’t sustain, as Sykes’ set devolved into good but less great material on LA life. But that opening sequence lingers in the mind: as fierce a blast as standup has yet administered to the Maga man. Read the full review. 9 James McNicholas: The Boxer The Boxer was an absolute gem of a show from one third of the sketch team Beasts, in which McNicholas tells the story of his grandad Terry Downes, a 1960s boxing champ. Cue faux-cockney accent, loving boxing-movie cliches and much self-mockery as McNicholas’s feeble life is contrasted with grandpa’s glory. But that’s rope-a-dope stuff: … [Read more...] about Top 10 comedy shows of 2019
