LAUREN PATTISON BIO

ABOUT

Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2017 and Edinburgh Best Show Nominee 2022, Lauren is a comedian, actor and writer.

In 2017, Lauren sold out her debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her critically acclaimed show Lady Muck. On top of her Best Newcomer nomination, Lauren won the prestigious Herald Angel Award and was nominated for Amused Moose Best Comedy Show. The 5-star show was the best-reviewed show at The Pleasance that year and was so popular that she added three extra sold-out shows. The success of the show saw it go on to a six-night sold-out run at London’s Soho Theatre, as well as runs at the Perth and Adelaide Fringe in Australia and the Auckland Comedy Festival in New Zealand.

In 2022, Lauren was once again nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, this time for the prestigious main award for her critically acclaimed show, It Is What It Is. Post Edinburgh, the show toured the UK, including a 4 night run at Soho Theatre, before making its way to the other side of the world with a month long run at Perth Fringe.​

Bursting out of the North East and onto the international circuit, Lauren has performed at numerous national and international festivals. In 2018, she was the only UK rising star invited to Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, performing on the Brit(ish) lineup. Along with Montreal, she has performed at Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand and Kilkenny International Comedy Festivals, and in Autumn 2017 she toured India for two weeks with Soho Theatre, playing in Bangalore, Goa and Mumbai.

A sought after act, Lauren is a regular at all the major national comedy clubs and has provided tour support for Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford, Kerry Godliman, Stewart Francis, Reggie Watts, Dane Baptiste and the My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, as well as gracing the comedy stages of Latitude, Reading and Leeds Festivals.

​“A star of the future … Lauren Pattison is set for fame”

- The List

“A breath of feisty fresh air ... catch her while you still can”

- The Herald ★★★★★

'a funny and propulsive storyteller'

- The Times ★★★★

'zeitgeistly moreish'

- The Telegraph ★★★★

“Outstanding and accomplished ... pitch-perfect”

- The Skinny ★★★★

“Even when packing a punch, her demeanour is breezy, frank and friendly, making her wickedly engaging company ... a fully equipped comedian”

- Chortle ★★★★

​“A focused, supremely assured performer”

- The Scotsman ★★★★

“Side-splittingly funny ... completely unmissable"

- Ed Fest Mag​

CREDITS

Where It Ends (2023). Actor. BBC3. (Short)

Stand Up For Live Comedy (2020) Performer. BBC (Television)

Comedy Central at The Comedy Store (2019) Performer. Comedy Central (Television)

Roast Battle (2019) Performer. Comedy Central (Television)

The Dog Ate My Homework (2019) Performer. CBBC (Television)

The Blame Game (2019) Performer BBC (Television)

New Zealand's 7 Days (2019) Performer. TV3 (Television)

Jerk (2019) Actor. BBC3 (Television)

The Stand Up Show with Katherine Ryan (2019) Performer. The Comedy Network Canada (Television)

Takeshi's Castle (2018) Host. Comedy Central (Television)

Comedy Up Late (2018) Performer. ABC (Television)

Climaxed (2018) Actor. BBC3 (Television)

Drunk History (2017) Actor. Comedy Central (Television)

The Great Xmas Rant (2017) Performer. Calkboard TV (Television)