As first major acting roles go, co-starring in a beloved double act’s return to television and contributing to the writers’ room for Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping, might be considered a baptism of fire. But Krystal Evans and the ensemble cast lit up the much-anticipated Channel 4 show as it tentatively carried the torch for a sketch revival. And she’s certainly on-message for this Hot 100 list, with the summer publication of her memoir, The Hottest Girl At Burn Camp, swiftly followed by her sophomore Fringe hour, A Star Is Burnt.

A tinder-dry, sardonic storyteller, the Edinburgh-based American always hoped to be a performer but had to learn how to approach her chaotic, tragic childhood for laughs. Having come to stand-up relatively late, she’s drawn from her experience working in the hospitality sector for bittersweet humour, sharpened with a class-based edge, and has rapidly put together a burgeoning, multi-discipline career.

Evans also co-hosts the podcast Chris & Krystal Are In Heat alongside stand-up Chris Weir, in which they quiz other comics about their sex lives and relationships, while her first special (the stage version of The Hottest Girl At Burn Camp) was recorded for release on YouTube.

Main picture: Amy Lauffer.

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