Laura Lexx

Laura Lexx is a Brighton based comedian and writer originally from Somerset.

Early life and Education

Laura Lexx was brought up in Taunton before studying drama at the University of Kent from 2005 to 2009, graduating with a masters degree. Lexx performed comedy whilst also working as a search engine optimiser before turning full time to comedy in 2015.[1][2]

Career

She performed Tyrannosaurus Lexx at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016 and was a finalist at the 2016 Amused Moose Comedy Award.[3] Lexx received a level of notoriety in 2016 when her on stage putdowns to a sexist heckler went viral.[4] Lexx was nominated for Best Compere at the 2016[5] and 2017 Chortle Awards.[6] Her 2018 Edinburgh show was called Trying and discussed her attempts at starting a family and the effects this had on her mental health.[7]She reflected that she hoped her honesty would help lift the stigma around these issues for many.[8] Laura won Best Performer in the Comedian’s Choice Awards and was in the top 10 of Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2018. The show also transferred from the Edinburgh Festival  for a successful run at London’s Soho Theatre.[9] Lexx 2019 Edinburgh show was called Knee Jerk and dealt with political topics associated with he fall out from the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.[10] Lexx won the comedians choice award at the 2019 Chortle Awards.[11]

Television appearances have included Roast Battle,[12] Hypothetical (TV series), Live at the Apollo (TV series) show on BBC 2.[13] Lexx landed a book deal after a series of tweets during the lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic imagining life with Liverpool F.C. manager Jurgen Klopp went viral and amassed over 5.6 million views. The book deal is designed to expand the idea into a book, called Klopp Actually (Imaginary) Life with Football’s Most Sensible Heartthrob to be released in autumn 2020. The company, Two Roads, also bought the rights to a second story called Pivot a novel about an amateur women’s netball team, which they aim to release in 2022. [14][15] This led to guesting on The Anfield Wrap podcast.[16] Other podcast appearances have included RHLSTP with Richard Herring and Sarah Millican’s Standard Issue podcast.[17]

Personal life

Lexx married fellow comedian Tom Livingstone in Somerset in 2015. [18] Lexx has supported The Green Party.[19]

References
  1. "Taunton comedian Laura Lexx is Live at the Apollo this weekend". Somerset County Gazette.
  2. "Comedy: Laura Lexx". Latest Bars Ltd. June 17, 2014.
  3. "AmusedMoose | Comedy Awards | Stand-up Comedy Soho Kings Cross Awards Courses". www.amusedmoose.com.
  4. "Comedienne Laura Lexx takes down sexist heckler with witty comebacks". Evening Standard. March 18, 2016.
  5. "Alumni Laura Lexx and Tom Parry nominated for Chortle Awards – School of Arts / News".
  6. Guide, British Comedy (March 20, 2017). "Chortle Awards 2017 winners". British Comedy Guide.
  7. Scott, Ellen. "Laura Lexx talks babies and breakdowns on Mentally Yours".
  8. "Laura Lexx: Trying, in the most difficult year of her life | The Argus". www.theargus.co.uk.
  9. "Comedian Laura Lexx Shares the Story behind her show, 'Trying'".
  10. "Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk". August 20, 2019.
  11. Bennett, Steve. "Joz Norris and Laura Lexx win Comedians' Choice Awards : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  12. Guide, British Comedy. "Roast Battle Series 4 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
  13. "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 14, Christmas Special". BBC.
  14. Bennett, Steve. "Jurgen Klopp tweets land Laura Lexx a book deal : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  15. "News: Comedian's Jurgen Klopp Fantasy Goes Viral". Beyond The Joke. March 14, 2020.
  16. Wrap, The Anfield. "The Weekender: Coronavirus, Klopp & The Season So Far | The Anfield Wrap".
  17. Guide, British Comedy. "Edinburgh 2019 - Laura Lexx and Tony Law - RHLSTP with Richard Herring". British Comedy Guide.
  18. "Laura Lexx returns to Somerset for comedy laughs". South West Farmer.
  19. "Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk at Edinburgh Fringe | Review". August 22, 2019.
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