Perplexingly overlooked by awards judges, football obsessive Petts is in comedy’s Premier League

The 65-year-old’s high velocity, gag-packed show about AI couldn’t be better timed, opening on the day the Prime Minister announced his plan to use the technology to boost UK growth

The artful lyrics repeatedly whack the funny bone

The msater of clowning is back, and his show is still as poignant, poetic and split-your-trousers funny as ever

After extensive treatment for cancer, Forde is very much back in the game

It’s far from relatable, but her show about growing up in a world of yachts and private jets packs a punch

This is intelligent, irreverent humour with a mocking edge so sharp you could cut a diamond with it

Despite opening night being derailed by technical problems this play balances silliness with sophistication in a way that should make it a Christmas favourite

More than 1 million TikTok followers and an old-school sensibility make the 26-year-old very much a one to watch

Miss Fortunate is a clever, deftly structured storytelling piece, brimming over with laughs

It was a commanding performance, heartfelt and downright mischievous, delivered with the kind of assured ease Gadsby fans have come to expect

The comedian’s gossipy, hun culture Sue Gray sounds like she works behind the bar at the Queen Vic, dishing dirt on ‘goofball’ Rishi and ‘dripping in rizz’ Kier

This uneven, crude, sarcastic set felt like ticking off a list of social media tropes. But whatever he says won’t get him cancelled

The Yorkshire born comedian is having a real moment – and it’s not hard to see why

The London comic glided through the gears like a fine-tuned Cadillac

Matafeo is an instantly engaging stage presence, a whipsmart whirlwind whose show proves a bracingly funny success

It must take serious graft to look this effortless

After a month of relentless laughter, the final seven contenders are here

Evening Standard’s comedy critic has his say on the best shows of the week

From Anna Akana’s dark successor to Baby Reindeer, to Sarah Keyworth’s warmly witty exploration of gender identity, there’s plenty to love at this year’s Fringe