Lauren Pattison

Lauren Pattison at the 2014 Funny Women Awards

Lauren Pattison is an English comedian from Newcastle. She was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her debut show Lady Muck, and for Best Show in 2022 for It Is What It Is.

Career

Funny Women Awards. Left to right: Megan Heffernan, Sally Cancello, Jayde Adams, Lauren Pattison, and Aine Gallagher

Pattison was a finalist in the 2015 Chortle Student Comedy Awards and the 2016 BBC New Comedy Award.[1] She was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her show Lady Muck.[2]

Having started doing comedy aged 18, after university Pattison supported Katherine Ryan on tour.[3] Pattison has played at comedy festivals and toured in Australia,[4] New Zealand[5] and Canada.[6]

She returned to the Edinburgh festival in 2018 with her show Peachy.[7]

In April 2019, Pattison began co-hosting the podcast Conversations Against Living Miserably with Aaron Gillies supported by Dave.[8]

In September 2020 she appeared as a featured performer alongside Mo Omar and Tom Lucy on the first episode of BBC Three's Stand Up for Live Comedy, filmed in Bristol and hosted by Jayde Adams.[9]

In 2024, it was announced that Pattison will write and star in a four-part sitcom, Tom and Lauren are going OOT, for BBC Radio 4 alongside fellow Geordie Tom Machell.[10]

Pattison's 2024 Edinburgh Fringe show was titled Big Girl Pants.

References

  1. ^ "Lauren Pattison, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Logan, Brian (23 August 2017). "Edinburgh comedy awards: the nominees in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Lauren Pattison, the rising star of London's comedy scene". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Lauren Pattison - Appearing in New Order | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck". Eventfinda. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ^ "JUST FOR LAUGHS REVEALS LINEUPS FOR THEIR GALAS". Just For Laughs. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Lauren Pattison: Peachy | Pleasance Theatre Trust". www.pleasance.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Dozens of comedians join a new CALM podcast with Dave". www.thecalmzone.net. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Stand Up For Live Comedy: Gig review by Steve Bennett at the taping of BBC's new stand-up showcase". Chortle. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  10. ^ Richardson, Jay (30 April 2024). "Lauren Pattison stars in Radio 4 sitcom Tom And Lauren Are Going OOT". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 20 June 2024.


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