The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
It changes constantly, but she’s always a she. Josie Long singing baby songs. Suzi Ruffell doing a bit on doctors. Desiree Burch on dating dicks.
The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …
I love musicals. Not even Judy Garland’s early-career blackface could stop my Broadway-babe stan. Hence why I adore the SNL masterwork Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp.
The funniest book I’ve ever read …
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging made me laugh like it was a medical emergency. I even wrote a gay Harry Potter fanfiction with [its character] Georgia Nicolson as Sirius Black. That’s probably been my creative peak.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
A Muppet Christmas Carol: Michael Caine is acting his damn heart out. The moment where he looks at a scrap of green felt on a tiny crutch and whispers: “A remarkable child” ENDS ME!
The funniest person I know …
Every single one of my aunties. Have you ever had a west African auntie trying to trick you into going to church?
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
Dogs licking lemons. Google it. It’s not a sex thing, I promise.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
It was uttered onstage by London Hughes at the Wacky Racists club and is unprintable. Support live comedy, readers: it’s where you get the real sauce.
Sophie Duker plays Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, 31 July to 25 August
