American import James Austin Johnson only arrived in London at the weekend, but he has already done his local research. There were bespoke references to Michael Gambon, The Only Way Is Essex and BBC4 in his effortlessly entertaining opening night set which seamlessly got the crowd onside.
Back home Johnson is renowned for his impressions of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live that regularly go viral. Vanity Fair has called him the country’s best Trump impersonator and when he wheeled it out here it was easy to see why. He has the rambling and offbeat cadences so spot on close your eyes and you’d be so convinced Trump was onstage you’d be rushing for the exit.
