24-year-old stand-up Rhys James is a young, white, middle-class, straight male – or 'a royal flush', as he says. But despite being one of hundred of 'royal flushes' on the comedy circuit, he stands out thanks to his dense, elegant writing.
James skillfully manipulates words and phrases, either playing up his intelligence or masking it behind goofy one-liners in which he doesn't realise he's the butt of the joke. He's a whip-smart dickhead.