Apples and oranges, chalk and cheese, octopus and banana. How do you compare one comedy gig to another when styles and genres these days are so varied?

So here are my top comedy gigs of 2019 very much in no particular order. Impossible to pick one out, but hopefully if you've been reading beyond the joke over the last twelve months some of these are favourites of yours too.

John Kearns - Soho Theatre

Tim Minchin – Eventim Apollo

Stewart Lee – Leicester Square Theatre

Hannah Gadsby – South Bank Centre

Janine Harouni – Edinburgh Fringe

Jessica Fostekew – Edinburgh Fringe

Desiree Burch – Edinburgh Fringe

Suzi Ruffell – Soho Theatre

Sophie Duker – Edinburgh Fringe

John Robins – Edinburgh Fringe

Daniel Sloss – Palladium

Maisie Adam – Edinburgh Fringe

Frank Skinner – Leicester Square Theatre

Spencer Jones – Soho Theatre (pictured)