# Laura Lexx

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{{short description|British comedian and writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name = Laura Lexx
| medium = Stand-up, television, radio, podcast, YouTube
| genre = [Storytelling](/source/Storytelling), [political satire](/source/political_satire), [observational comedy](/source/observational_comedy)
| website = https://www.lauralexx.co.uk/
| birth_place = [Taunton](/source/Taunton), [Somerset](/source/Somerset), England
| education = [University of Kent](/source/University_of_Kent)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|28|df=y}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| notable_works = Klopp Actually: (Imaginary) Life with Football's Most Sensible Heartthrob
|spouse=Tom Livingstone (m. 2015)}}

'''Laura Lexx''' (born 28 September 1986) is an English comedian and writer originally from [Somerset](/source/Somerset).

==Early life and education==
Laura Lexx was brought up in [Taunton](/source/Taunton), where her mother was a primary school teacher before her retirement in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Phil |date=2023-06-23 |title=Top comedian Laura Lexx to perform at village primary school near Taunton |url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/23609603.laura-lexx-brings-comedy-act-trull-primary-school/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Somerset County Gazette |language=en}}</ref> She attended [Bishop Fox’s School](/source/Bishop_Fox's_School)<ref name=swf>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Sam |date=2014-11-06 |title=Laura Lexx returns to Somerset for comedy laughs |url=https://www.southwestfarmer.co.uk/news/11585818.laura-lexx-returns-somerset-comedy-laughs/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=South West Farmer |language=en}}</ref> before studying drama at the [University of Kent](/source/University_of_Kent) from 2005 to 2009, graduating with a master's degree. Lexx performed comedy during a spell working as a [search engine optimiser](/source/search_engine_optimization) before turning to comedy full-time in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/leisure/arts_and_theatre/17308594.catch-the-laughs-with-laura-lexx-from-taunton-live-at-the-apollo-this-weekend/|title=Taunton comedian Laura Lexx is Live at the Apollo this weekend|website=Somerset County Gazette|date=21 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2014/06/17/comedy-laura-lexx/|title=Comedy: Laura Lexx|date=June 17, 2014|website=Latest Bars Ltd}}</ref>

==Career==
Laura performed ''Tyrannosaurus Lexx''  at the [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) in 2016 and was a finalist at the 2016 Amused Moose Comedy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amusedmoose.com/amused-moose-comedy-awards/amused-moose-comedy-award-2016/|title=AmusedMoose &#124; Comedy Awards &#124; Stand-up Comedy Soho Kings Cross Awards Courses|website=www.amusedmoose.com}}</ref> Lexx's profile rose in 2016 when her on-stage putdowns of a sexist [heckler](/source/heckler) went viral online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/comedienne-laura-lexx-takes-down-sexist-heckler-with-witty-comebacks-a3207176.html|title=Comedienne Laura Lexx takes down sexist heckler with witty comebacks|date=March 18, 2016|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> Lexx was nominated for Best Compere at the 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/arts-news/2016/02/17/alumni-laura-lexx-and-tom-parry-nominated-for-chortle-awards/|title=Alumni Laura Lexx and Tom Parry nominated for Chortle Awards – School of Arts / News|date=17 February 2016 |accessdate=Jun 14, 2021}}</ref> and 2017 [Chortle Awards](/source/Chortle_Awards).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2505/chortle_awards_2017_winners/|title=Chortle Awards 2017 winners|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|date=March 20, 2017|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> Her 2018 Edinburgh show, ''Trying'', discussed her attempts at starting a family and the effects on her mental health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/25/laura-lexx-talks-babies-breakdowns-mentally-7657858/|title=Laura Lexx talks babies and breakdowns on Mentally Yours|first=Ellen|last=Scott|date=25 June 2018 }}</ref> She hoped her honesty would help lift the stigma around these issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/16339928.amp/|title=Laura Lexx: Trying, in the most difficult year of her life &#124; The Argus|website=www.theargus.co.uk}}</ref> 

Laura won Best Performer in the Comedian's Choice Awards and was in the top 10 of the [Funniest Joke of the Fringe](/source/Funniest_Joke_of_the_Fringe) 2018. The show transferred from the Edinburgh Festival&nbsp;&nbsp;for a successful run at London's [Soho Theatre](/source/Soho_Theatre).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://honestmum.com/comedian-laura-lexx-shares-the-story-behind-her-show-trying/|title=Comedian Laura Lexx Shares the Story behind her show, 'Trying'|accessdate=Jun 14, 2021}}</ref> Lexx's 2019 Edinburgh show was called ''Knee Jerk'' and dealt with political topics associated with the fallout from the [2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum](/source/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://funnywomen.com/2019/08/20/laura-lexx-knee-jerk/|title=Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk|date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> 
Lexx won the Comedians' Choice award at the 2019 Chortle Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/08/22/44138/joz_norris_and_laura_lexx_win_comedians_choice_awards|title=Joz Norris and Laura Lexx win Comedians' Choice Awards|date=22 August 2019|first=Steve|last=Bennett|website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref>

Her television appearances have included ''[Roast Battle](/source/Roast_Battle)'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/roast_battle/episodes/4/|title=Roast Battle Series 4 episode guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> ''[Hypothetical](/source/Hypothetical_(TV_series))'', ''[Live at the Apollo](/source/Live_at_the_Apollo_(TV_series))'' and ''[Mock the Week](/source/Mock_the_Week)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bx6vh6|title=BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 14, Christmas Special|website=BBC}}</ref> Lexx landed a book deal after a series of tweets during the lockdown of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) imagining life with [Liverpool F.C.](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) manager [Jürgen Klopp](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp) went viral online, amassing over 5.6 million views.  The idea was expanded into the book ''Klopp Actually: (Imaginary) Life with Football's Most Sensible Heartthrob'', released in autumn 2020. The company, Two Roads, also bought the rights to a second story, ''Pivot'', a novel about an amateur women's netball team, which they released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/05/11/46070/jurgen_klopp_tweets_land_laura_lexx_a_book_deal|title=Jurgen Klopp tweets land Laura Lexx a book deal : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|first=Steve|last=Bennett|website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8475/laura-lexx-klopp|title=News: Comedian's Jurgen Klopp Fantasy Goes Viral|date=March 14, 2020|website=Beyond The Joke}}</ref> This led to guest appearances on ''[The Football Ramble](/source/The_Football_Ramble)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stak.london/shows/football-ramble-presents|title=Football Ramble Presents &#124; Stakhanov|website=stak.london|accessdate=Jun 14, 2021|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025543/https://stak.london/shows/football-ramble-presents/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 
''[The Anfield Wrap](/source/The_Anfield_Wrap)'' podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2020/03/weekender-coronavirus-klopp/|title=The Weekender: Coronavirus, Klopp & The Season So Far &#124; The Anfield Wrap|first=The Anfield|last=Wrap|date=20 March 2020 }}</ref> Other podcast appearances have included [''RHLSTP with Richard Herrin''g](/source/Richard_Herring's_interview_podcasts) and [Sarah Millican](/source/Sarah_Millican)’s ''Standard Issue'' podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/rhlstp_edinburgh_2019_1/|title=Edinburgh 2019 - Laura Lexx and Tony Law - RHLSTP with Richard Herring|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

Lexx is very active on social media, with thousands of followers on Twitter and [https://www.youtube.com/user/LauraLexxComedy/ YouTube]. During lockdown in 2020 she created frequent YouTube series, including "As We Know It Day",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Laura Lexx - As We Know It Day 1 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJY8TgNV-SE&list=PLT7dPezmzTPv4u5E8TXrgVCLGB5PGG5ZX|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.youtube.com| date=17 March 2020 }}</ref> "The Lockdown Book Club"<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Twelve Days of Kloppmas - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7dPezmzTPve0CiNd0jhsoTQZmiHn9oi|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and "The Twelve Days of Kloppmas".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Twelve Days of Kloppmas... Day One - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jriBOGOljE4&list=PLT7dPezmzTPve0CiNd0jhsoTQZmiHn9oi|access-date=2020-12-18|website=www.youtube.com| date=2 December 2020 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lexx married fellow comedian Tom Livingstone in Somerset in 2015.<ref name=swf/> She has supported the [Green Party](/source/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/laura-lexx-knee-jerk-at-edinburgh-fringe-review/|title=Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk at Edinburgh Fringe &#124; Review|date=22 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Living people
Category:Comedians from Somerset
Category:People from Taunton
Category:Alumni of the University of Kent
Category:British women podcasters
Category:Comedians from Brighton and Hove
Category:English podcasters
Category:English women comedians
Category:1986 births
Category:21st-century English comedians
Category:English stand-up comedians

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