Laura Smyth
About Laura Smyth
Laura Smyth (born 15 November 1981) is an English comedian and writer who won the Funny Women award in 2019. She was brought up in East London and worked as an English teacher until 2021, when she became a full-time comedian. She entered the Funny Women awards and, after proceeding through the heats, won the main stage award in 2019.
Smyth appeared on Jonathan Ross's Comedy Club on ITV and was invited onto Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, where she joined Davies, Tez Ilyas, Sara Pascoe, and Ade Edmondson. She has also appeared on the Countdown game show as a contestant, then under the name Laura Taylor, and on the comedy panel version 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. In 2022 she joined the writing team for the returning BBC comedy Bad Education, alongside Nathan Bryon, Leila Navabi, Priya Hall, and Ciaran Bartlett, and in 2024 she appeared as comedy emcee Glenda in an episode of the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer.
Smyth is married and has three children. In September 2021 she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, and she performed on Live at the Apollo two weeks after her cancer treatment concluded.
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0:53LAURA SMYTH | The Harry Hill Show
Harry Hill
80.1K views
1:20James Acaster's olive oil confessesion | Laura Smyth, James Acaster & Ed Gamble on Off Menu
Ed Gamble
71.6K views
48:46The Harry Hill Show - Laura Smyth
Harry Hill
67.9K views
0:56Ed Gamble is OBSESSED with crispy chilli oil | Laura Smyth, James Acaster & Ed Gamble on Off Menu
Ed Gamble
28.2K views
0:25Laura Smyth would have had a strong heckle for me in my twenties…
Russell Howard
25K views
1:08:18Laura Smyth wants the MOST expensive drink | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster Podcast
Ed Gamble
19.6K views
1:03Cauliflower Cheese causes a stir in the Off Menu studio | Laura Smyth, James Acaster & Ed Gamble
Ed Gamble
12.3K views
41:21Laura Smyth Started Stand Up While Being A Teacher?!? | Full Episode PKMA
Chris Ramsey
8.8K views
0:11Laura Smyth On Please Keep Me Anonymous! Full Episode Out At 5pm On YouTube
Chris Ramsey
7.6K views
1:29Black Circuit vs Edinburgh Festival | Laura Smyth & Mo Gilligan | Beginning, Middle, End podcast
Mo Gilligan
5.6K views
1:03:07Laura Smyth: From Classrooms to Comedy Clubs Full Episode | Mo Gilligan: Beginning, Middle & End
Mo Gilligan
4.9K views
6:28Laura Smyth’s explosive home fermenting lab (and why she has to ‘burp’ it) | Off Menu Podcast
Ed Gamble
1.6K views
34:40Ep 177 with Laura Smyth (Part 1) : Gigging is so real, we are very lucky
Mark Steel
529 views
16:03Laura Smyth Talks About Having Three Kids!! | Please Keep Me Anonymous
Chris Ramsey
429 views
14:58Laura Smyth Alway Wanted To Do Comedy!! | Please Keep Me Anonymous
Chris Ramsey
426 views
38:35Ep 177 with Laura Smyth (Part 2) : We're Being Told To Hate Each other
Mark Steel
415 viewsChannels on this page: Harry Hill, Ed Gamble, Russell Howard, Chris Ramsey, Mo Gilligan, Mark Steel
Frequently asked questions
Who is Laura Smyth?
Laura Smyth, born 15 November 1981, is an English comedian and writer who won the Funny Women award in 2019.
What did Laura Smyth do before comedy?
She worked as an English teacher until 2021, when she became a full-time comedian.
What television has Laura Smyth appeared on?
She has appeared on Jonathan Ross's Comedy Club, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, and the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer as Glenda.
Has Laura Smyth written for television?
Yes, in 2022 she joined the writing team for the BBC comedy Bad Education alongside Nathan Bryon, Leila Navabi, Priya Hall, and Ciaran Bartlett.
What health challenge has Laura Smyth faced?
In September 2021 she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and performed on Live at the Apollo two weeks after her treatment concluded.
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