Comedy crush

One of my go-to sources of joy during lockdown was Sarah Cooper. Relatively unknown a few months ago, Sarah had started trending on Tiktok due to her sharp Donald Trump lipsync videos.

I’m not a Tiktok user, I came across her on Twitter and have been hooked since. As Donald Trump entered a new dimension of bizarreness around the coronavirus pandemic his ridiculousness is captured by Sarah’s perfect timing, her acting and props. That misogynist and racist Trump is being lampooned by a woman of colour makes it all the more satisfying. Although we may have passed peak Covid-19 I fear we have not passed peak Trump.

It has been such a joy to watch Sarah’s celebrity star rise and for her to receive mainstream recognition for her comedy style. She has hosted some late night shows and I believe Netflix is calling… It is so weird seeing her talk in her own voice after associating her with Trump’s for so long!

Find her on Twitter @sarahcpr