Sharon Wanjohi carries every characteristic of the funniest kid in the classroom. Her stupid voices and tendency to randomly burst into song, along with her spot-on impressions and Gen-Z style make the crowd feel like we’re being entertained from the playground. The Londoner’s stand-up hour takes us through the chapters of her spoof ‘self-help’ book, including some eye-wateringly funny slam poetry and surprisingly believable ‘statistics’ on the housing crisis. Somehow, she also manages to work in some perfectly timed dirty jokes and a hilarious impression of a jazz singer with an awkward itch.

Wanjohi loosely relies on a flipchart for some of her gags which she definitely doesn’t need, and she does appear to skip over some of it. But we can only assume that she was short on time after constantly waiting for her crowd’s belly laughs to die down between punchlines. Her performance takes quite a sudden candid turn when she reveals the true inspiration behind her self-help journey as the deaths of two loved ones. This is introduced so unexpectedly that some audience members think she’s still joking, but Wanjohi goes on to give us a deeper meaning to her ‘cringe but free’ and unwaveringly Gen-Z outlook on life.  

Sharon Wanjohi: In The House, Pleasance Courtyard, until 24 August, 6.55pm; main picture: Rebecca Need-Menear.