A bit like the Summerhall play Man Or Bear, Sophie Duker takes inspiration from the viral trend of choosing to be stuck in the woods with a random guy or random grizzly. That meme sparked a chat about safety and gender-based violence which Duker continues in this fierce and fun hour. Identifying as a posh, black bisexual girl, often confused with Cynthia Erivo, Duker’s core demographic (so she claims) is ‘milky white boys’. Playing to straight white crowds in comedy clubs gives her a unique perspective on womanhood, especially given that she was raised by a west African mum and lots of matriarchal aunties.

Husbands were considered ‘appendixes’ growing up and she plays with semi tongue-in-cheek misandry and androphobia before sharing that she’s genuinely worried for the ‘sweet boys’, including her young nephews. She jokes that many men are as scared of mental health professionals as women are scared of those hypothetical bears, and tries to speculate what’s driving men to enjoy pervy Meta Glasses, crypto currency, real ale and sexual misconduct. The creator of Wacky Racists Comedy Club, a London night platforming women of colour (which she also hosts), Duker dances the line between activism and mainstream entertainment. Some of the themes feel well-trodden already but she’s on a mission to infiltrate the minds of the casually sexist or unconsciously biased and her smart strategy for change is through TV screens and stand-up routines. 

Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection, Pleasance Courtyard, until 30 August, 8.30pm; picture: Ejatu Shaw.