Which British stand-up comedy special left the biggest mark on you?

McIntyre's energetic routines about middle-class life and parenting helped define modern mainstream British stand-up. Love him or loathe him, his Apollo sets are reference points.

Filmed in San Francisco in 1998, this remains a masterclass in stream-of-consciousness comedy. Izzard's takes on the Church of England and European history still hold up.

Though Australian, Gadsby's Netflix special became essential viewing across the UK and reshaped conversations about what stand-up could be. Confronting, personal and genuinely landmark.

Stewart Lee's double special dissects modern Britain, Brexit-era discourse and the nature of comedy itself. Cerebral, repetitive on purpose, and quietly furious.

Acaster's ambitious Netflix quartet weaves personal heartbreak with absurdist set pieces about honey and Christianity. Widely considered one of the finest UK comedy releases of recent years.