Laura Smyth is a working-class Comedian, actor and writer hailing from East London. Laura came into the industry after a 10-year career as an English teacher. As a mother of three, Laura’s inimitable style gets to the truth of the human experience. She treads the line between bluntness and warmth, being funny and infinitely relatable. Laura took her debut stand-up show, 'Living My Best Life', on tour to nationwide audiences. Originally intended for a 29-date run, the tour was extended due to phenomenal demand to 48 dates, culminating in a third and final London show at the Indigo O2.
Laura appeared in all 6 episodes of ‘Outsiders’ series 3, where she and Chris McCausland competed against Judi Love, Guz Khan, Roisin Conaty and Alan Davies in David Mitchell’s series for Dave. She hosted the London heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards for the last two years running. Additionally, she has appeared on Channel 4, ITV and the BBC, with shows including ‘Live At The Apollo’, ‘Cats Does Countdown’, ‘The Weakest Link’ and ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’, to name a few.
Her BBC Radio 4 comedy special ‘I Don’t Know What to Say’, which she wrote and performed, won The Gold Prize Comedy Award at the 2024 ARIAS (the Oscars of the UK Audio world), triumphing over fellow nominees Kathy Burke’s ‘Where There's a Will There's a Wake’, ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ and ‘The Skewer’. It has also been shortlisted for a BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Stand-Up show. Laura also co-hosted ‘Bang On It’ for BBC Sounds, which won the Bronze Award at The British Podcast Awards.
Laura hosts her Radio 4 comedy-entertainment series ‘Your Mum’ (6x30), which includes guests on the series, such as Iain Stirling, Kiri Pritchard Mclean, Arlene Phillips and Jo Brand. Her brand-new podcast, ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But’, is released weekly and joins Laura with her best friend, Carmen. Together, they let their intrusive thoughts win, laughing at all the things they know they shouldn’t, as they mull over all the daft moments that happened to them and others across the week. Laura’s relatable performances entertain every audience with humour and real-life honesty.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"wickedly funny…a big-hitting good-time comic." - The Guardian
"Not just a comedian, a phenomenon." - The Evening Standard
“Utterly hilarious, a proper star in the making.” - Jack Whitehall
“One of the best acts I’ve seen in a long, long time.” - Romesh Ranganathan
“A comic powerhouse.” - Mo Gilligan
- 2025 - Began hosting the BBC Radio 4 comedy series, 'Your Mum'
- 2025 - Created and co-hosts the podcast 'Shouldn't Laught But'
- 2024 - Won the Gold Prize Comedy Award
- 2024 - Hosted the Southern Heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards
- 2024 - Featured as the character 'Glenda' in Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer'
- 2024 - Launched her debut national live tour 'Living My Best Life'
- 2023 - Hosted the London Heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards
- 2022 - Served as a part of the writing team for BBC's 'Bad Education' series
- 2019 - Won the Funny Women Stage Award
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