Laura Smyth
Who Laura Smyth is
Laura Smyth is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor from East London who won the Funny Women Stage Award in 2019.
Her debut tour, Living My Best Life, played forty-eight dates in 2024, ending with a third London show at the Indigo O2, and her BBC Radio 4 stand-up special I Don't Know What to Say won the gold comedy award at the 2024 ARIAS. Since 2025 she has hosted BBC Radio 4's Your Mum, in which fellow comedians share stories about their mothers, and on television she has appeared on Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and The Jonathan Ross Show, hosted the London heats of the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2023 and 2024, and written for Bad Education and Deep Fake Neighbour Wars.
She co-hosts the podcasts Bang On It, nominated for Best Comedy Podcast at the 2023 British Podcast Awards, and Shouldn't Laugh But, with Carmen Butcher.
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At a glance
- From
- East London
- Stand-up specials
- I Don't Know What to Say
- Podcasts and radio
- Your Mum, Bang On It and Shouldn't Laugh But
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You and 5 more
- Official site
- laurasmyth.com ↗
Is Laura Smyth on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Laura Smyth has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: laurasmyth.com ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- I Don't Know What to Say BBC Radio 4
On screen
- Live at the Apollo
- QI
- Have I Got News for You
- Would I Lie to You?
- The Jonathan Ross Show
- BBC New Comedy Awards host, London heat, 2023 and 2024
- Bad Education writer
- Deep Fake Neighbour Wars writer
Podcasts and radio
- Your Mum BBC Radio 4; host
- Bang On It BBC Sounds; co-host
- Shouldn't Laugh But co-host, with Carmen Butcher
Comedians like Laura Smyth
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Amy Gledhill also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Josh Jones also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Eddie Kadi also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Babatunde Aléshé also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Dan Tiernan also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Darren Harriott also in BBC New Comedy Awards
- Fatiha El-Ghorri also in The Jonathan Ross Show
- Lucy Beaumont also in The Jonathan Ross Show
Questions and answers
Where is Laura Smyth performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: laurasmyth.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
I Don't Know What to Say.
What podcasts do they host?
Your Mum, Bang On It and Shouldn't Laugh But.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo, QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, The Jonathan Ross Show and BBC New Comedy Awards (host, London heat, 2023 and 2024), among 8 credits.
Where is Laura Smyth from?
From East London.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Amy Gledhill (also in The Jonathan Ross Show), Josh Jones (also in The Jonathan Ross Show), Eddie Kadi (also in The Jonathan Ross Show), Babatunde Aléshé (also in The Jonathan Ross Show) and Dan Tiernan (also in BBC New Comedy Awards).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- United Agents · unitedagents.co.uk ↗ From East London; debut stand-up tour Living My Best Life (2024), 48 dates ending at the Indigo O2; the Radio 4 special I Don't Know What to Say, Gold Prize comedy award at the 2024 ARIAS; host of Radio 4's Your Mum; QI, Would I Lie To You, Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, Have I Got News for You; host of…
- Official site ↗ UK tour dates, to be rescheduled; press quotes from The Evening Standard, Chortle, Mo Gilligan, Jack Whitehall and Romesh Ranganathan (as of 11 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide ↗ Stand-up comedian, writer and actor; Funny Women Stage Award winner (2019); Laura Smyth: Your Mum, series 1 (2025) and 2 (2026), host and writer; Live at the Apollo (2023, 2025) (as of 11 October 2026)
- Chortle — Joe Lycett opens his boozer (30 August 2026) ↗ Laura Smyth: Your Mum (BBC Radio 4, 5 September 2026): comedian Laura Smyth joined by fellow comedians Sara Barron and Nish Kumar (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026