Louise Sanders

Louise Sanders (born 24 November 1978), known as Lou Sanders, is an English stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. She has appeared regularly on panel shows, performed on Live at the Apollo, and won the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019. Born in Barnstaple, Devon, she was raised in Broadstairs, Kent, by her mother and stepfather after her parents divorced. She moved out at the age of 15 and later earned a degree in communication and cultural studies from London Metropolitan University.

Before her comedy career, Sanders worked in administrative roles, including as an executive PA and complaints-handler at Ofcom, took comedy classes from Logan Murray, and was paid to write a comedic blog about The Apprentice. In 2018 her show Shame Pig was the joint winner of the Comedians' Choice Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and she returned in 2019 with Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy. She was declared winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019 and has appeared on shows including QI, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Live at the Apollo, as well as acting in the sitcoms This Way Up and Sick of It.

As a writer, Sanders wrote and starred in the short film Elderflower and has written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, and Miranda Hart. Since 2021 she has appeared as Mel Giedroyc's sidekick on the Dave comedy series Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, and in 2024 she was a contestant on the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice, paired with Brendyn Hatfield. In February 2020 she started hosting the podcast Cuddle Club, and in August 2023 she released her autobiography What's That Lady Doing? Sanders is a teetotaller and a vegan.