Laura Lexx. Copyright: Karla Gowlett
Laura Lexx

Laura Lexx

  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Laura Lexx to tour stand-up show Slinky

Laura Lexx is to tour her new stand-up show Slinky between October and November 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2024

More comedians named for Celebrity Mastermind

Suzi Ruffell, Dane Baptiste and Shaparak Khorsandi are among the comedians taking part in the new series of Celebrity Mastermind.

Chortle, 1st February 2023

Stand-up specials coming to ITVX

ITV has signed agreements with Just for Laughs and NextUp to publish a large number of stand-up specials on ITVX, its new streaming platform.

British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2022

Mark Watson launches online-only comedy festival Access

Mark Watson is launching an online-only comedy festival for stand-up fans that can't get to live gigs, featuring himself, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Sarah Keyworth among others. He is also recording a fourth series of Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life for Radio 4.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2022

Laura Lexx hosts Radio 4 stand-up showcase

Laura Lexx is to host a new Radio 4 stand-up showcase, giving a platform to comedians who've never appeared on the station before.

British Comedy Guide, 10th November 2022

Laura Lexx: 'I did 10 gigs for a master's in stand-up comedy - then never stopped'

The comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourse.

Liam Pape, The Guardian, 19th September 2022

Brighton Fringe review: Funny That Comedy

Reviews of Laura Lexx, Angela Barnes, Jake Lambert and Emmanuel Sonubi.

Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 3rd July 2021

Oxford Castle comedy festival announced

The latest Summer festival to be announced for 2021 is Jericho Comedy's Oxford Castle Comedy Festival.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th April 2021

Working From Home review

Livestreamed variety evening is terrific fun.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 31st March 2021

Luminaries of Lockdown: part one

We have now handed out the last of our Chortle Awards for 2021 for the Legends Of Lockdown. But what was clear from the almost 8,000 suggestions we received was the vast range of comedians and producers working to create comedy during the pandemic. More than we could possibly honour with the accolades. So today and tomorrow we highlight some of the other streaming gigs, social media feeds, podcasts and more who have done so much to provide laughs over the past 12 months.

Chortle, 29th March 2021