Lou Sanders

Lou Sanders (born 1985/1986[1]) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress from Broadstairs, Kent.[2]

Lou Sanders
Sanders in the 2018 short film Elderflower
Born1985/1986 (age 37–38)[1]
MediumStand-up, television, radio
NationalityBritish
Websitehttp://www.lousanders.com

Early life

Sanders grew up in Broadstairs, Kent with her mother and her stepfather, a history teacher.[3] Her father was periodically present.[3] Sanders moved out at the age of 15,[3] and later earned a degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from London Metropolitan University.[3]

Career

Before beginning her career in comedy, Sanders worked in administrative roles, including as an executive PA and complaints handler at Ofcom.[3][4] She took comedy classes from Logan Murray, and was paid to write a comedic blog about The Apprentice.[3]

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[5][6] and she returned to the Festival in 2019 with her show Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy.[7]

Sanders was declared the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019;[8] she 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: Ultimate Worrier, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Red Nose Day for Comic Relief, Russell Howard's Good News, Live at the Electric and Question Team. 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 (series 15, episode 2).[9]

As a writer, Sanders wrote and starred in Elderflower which co-starred Sheila Reid, Tom Rosenthal and Mike Wozniak.[10] She has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Stand Up for the Week and Miranda Hart. Sanders has been an occasional guest host on the Elis and John Show on BBC Radio 5 Live. In February 2020, Sanders started hosting a podcast called The Cuddle Club. From February 2021, she has appeared in the Dave comedy panel show Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. In April 2022, Sanders started hosting Taskmaster: The People's Podcast.[11]

Personal life

Sanders is teetotal[12] and vegan.[13]

References
  1. Logan, Brian (24 March 2022). "Lou Sanders review – endearingly daft tales of a rackety life". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. "An Interview with Lou Sanders - Broken Nose Media". Broken Nose Media. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. Jones, Alice (1 February 2021). "Lou Sanders on shame, skating and her new show, Unforgivable: 'You don't have to be broken to be funny'". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. Sanders appeared as a panelist on the television game show Would I Lie to You? transmitted on 8 January 2021, and was introduced as having been a complaints handler at Ofcom by host of the show Rob Brydon.
  5. Davies, Ashley (21 September 2018). "Comedian Lou Sanders on playing her shame for laughs". Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. "Comedians' Choice Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  7. "Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. "News: Taskmaster Winner Announced". Beyond The Joke. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  9. "Live At The Apollo". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. Elderflower, retrieved 22 October 2019
  11. Taskmaster: The People's Podcast Trailer | Taskmaster: The People's Podcast, retrieved 20 January 2023
  12. 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.
  13. "Hi, I'm Lou Sanders and I'm a Vegan". BBC Radio 6. 31 July 2018.
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