Lou Sanders

Lou Sanders is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actress from Broadstairs, Kent.[1]

Lou Sanders
Sanders in Elderflower
MediumStand-up, television, radio
NationalityBritish
Websitehttp://www.lousanders.com

Career

As a live performer, Sanders performs regularly both in the UK and around the world. In 2018, her show Shame Pig was the joint winner of the Comedians' Choice Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[2][3] and she returned to the Festival in 2019 with her show Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy.[4]

Sanders was crowned the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019,[5] and has also appeared on television shows including QI, Would I Lie to You, Travel Man, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Hypothetical, The Russell Howard Hour, Jon Richardson's Ultimate Worrier, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Red Nose Day for Comic Relief, Russell Howard's Good News and Live at the Electric. She has also acted in sitcoms including Aisling Bea's This Way Up and Karl Pilkington's Sick of It. She is also a regular guest on BBC Radio 4's The Unbelievable Truth. In 2019, Sanders appeared on BBC Two's Live at the Apollo (season 15, episode 2).[6]

Sanders used to work as a complaints handler at Ofcom.[7]

As a writer Sanders wrote and starred in Elderflower which co-starred Sheila Reid, Tom Rosenthal and Mike Wozniak.[8] She has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Stand Up for the Week and Miranda Hart. Lou Sanders replaced Elis James on the Elis and John Show on BBC Radio 5 Live on 14th Aug 2020, partnering John Robins.

Personal life

Sanders is teetotal[9] and vegan.[10]

References
  1. "An Interview with Lou Sanders - Broken Nose Media". Broken Nose Media. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. Davies, Ashley (21 September 2018). "Comedian Lou Sanders on playing her shame for laughs". Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Comedians' Choice Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. "News: Taskmaster Winner Announced". Beyond The Joke. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  6. "Live At The Apollo". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. Lou appeared as a panelist on the television game show Would I Lie to You? transmitted on 8th January 2021 and was introduced as having been a complaints handler at Ofcom by host of the show Rob Brydon.
  8. Elderflower, retrieved 22 October 2019
  9. Sanders, Lou (12 May 2017). "A moment that changed me: realising, aged 16, that I couldn't handle alcohol | Lou Sanders" – via www.theguardian.com.
  10. "Hi, I'm Lou Sanders and I'm a Vegan". www.bbc.co.uk.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.