# Stuart Laws

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{{Short description|British comedian and director (born 1984)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Stuart Laws
| image        = Stuart Laws Union Hall 07 (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Laws in 2025
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|4|7}}
| birth_place  = [Taplow](/source/Taplow), Berkshire, England
| occupation   = Comedian
| years_active = 2011–present
| website      = {{URL|https://www.stuartlaws.com/}}
}}

'''Stuart Richard Walter Laws''' (born 7 April 1984) is a British comedian. He is the founder of Turtle Canyon Comedy, an independent production company through which he has directed and produced stand-up specials for comedians including [James Acaster](/source/James_Acaster), [Nish Kumar](/source/Nish_Kumar) and [Fern Brady](/source/Fern_Brady).<ref name="variety-acaster">{{Cite web |last=Shanfield |first=Ethan |date=12 November 2024 |title=James Acaster Lets the Audience Misbehave in New HBO Comedy Special 'Hecklers Welcome' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/james-acaster-hbo-comedy-special-hecklers-welcome-1236207516/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))}}</ref><ref name="list-profile">{{Cite web |title=Stuart Laws on comedy: 'There's an arms race of how vulnerable you can be on stage' |url=https://list.co.uk/news/stuart-laws-on-comedy-theres-an-arms-race-of-how-vulnerable-you-can-be-on-stage-46479 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[The List](/source/The_List_(magazine))}}</ref> As a stand-up performer, Laws has performed at the [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) annually since 2013 and has received critical recognition from publications including [The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman), [Chortle](/source/Chortle), and [The List](/source/The_List_(magazine)).<ref name="scotsman-review">{{Cite web |title=Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? {{!}} Dan Lees: Vinyl Reflections + more |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-fringe-comedy-reviews-stuart-laws-has-to-be-joking-dan-lees-vinyl-reflections-4749936 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)}}</ref><ref name="chortle-2024">{{Cite web |title=Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2024/08/19/56394/stuart_laws_has_to_be_joking |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[Chortle](/source/Chortle)}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Stand-up comedy ===
Laws began performing stand-up in the early 2010s and, in 2013, debuted his first solo [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) show, ''Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until You Are Dead''.<ref name="bcg">{{Cite web |title=Stuart Laws |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/stuart_laws/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)}}</ref> He has returned to the Fringe annually since, and has also performed at the [Leicester Comedy Festival](/source/Leicester_Comedy_Festival), where he was nominated for Best Show in 2021.<ref name="bcg" />

His 2023 Edinburgh show, later filmed as the special ''Is That Guy Still Going?'' for [800 Pound Gorilla Media](/source/800_Pound_Gorilla_Media), marked a shift toward more personal material, addressing grief, relationships and fatherhood.<ref name="800pgm">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-28 |title=Stuart Laws Opens Up About His New Special, "Is That Guy Still Going?" |url=https://800poundgorillamedia.com/blogs/the-laugh-button/stuart-laws |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=800 Pound Gorilla Media}}</ref> In 2024, he brought ''Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?'' to the Fringe, a show exploring his recent [autism](/source/autism) diagnosis and its effect on his relationships. The show received a four-star review from ''The Scotsman'', which described it as a "deliciously joke-dense" show by "one of the most skilled and likeable comics" at the festival.<ref name="scotsman-review" /> ''Chortle'' gave the show four stars, noting that Laws had taken his comedy "in a more personally honest direction".<ref name="chortle-2024" />

=== Writing, directing and production ===
Laws founded the production company Turtle Canyon Comedy.<ref name="list-profile" /> His directing credits include stand-up specials for several British comedians:
* ''[James Acaster](/source/James_Acaster): Hecklers Welcome'' (HBO)<ref name="variety-acaster"/>
* ''[Nish Kumar](/source/Nish_Kumar): Your Power, Your Control'' (Netflix)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/nish-kumar-your-power-your-control/umc.cmc.762zqgz8l4ju4o3kzvvstoa81 |title=Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control - Apple TV |date=2024-03-26 |language=en-US |access-date=2025-07-13 |via=tv.apple.com}}</ref>
* ''[Ivo Graham](/source/Ivo_Graham): Live From Bloomsbury Theatre<ref>{{cite web | title=Ivo Graham: Live from Bloomsbury Theatre | website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32801245/ }}</ref>''
* ''[Fern Brady](/source/Fern_Brady): Autistic Bikini Queen'' (Amazon Prime Video)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dessau |first=Bruce |date=2024-03-18 |title=Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen To Air On Netflix |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/14588/fern-brady-netflix |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''The Debuts'' ===
In 2024, Laws created, directed and narrated the documentary ''The Debuts'', which followed five comedians — [Amy Gledhill](/source/Amy_Gledhill), [Sikisa](/source/Sikisa), Josh Jones, Lily Phillips and Anthony DeVito — as they prepared for and performed their first full-hour shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe.<ref name="chortle-debuts">{{Cite web |title=The tough reality of a Fringe debut |date=24 July 2024 |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/07/24/56141/the_tough_reality_of_a_fringe_debut |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[Chortle](/source/Chortle)}}</ref> The documentary was covered in ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' as part of its reporting on the pressures of the Fringe festival.<ref name="guardian-debuts">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/jul/28/theyre-dumb-but-i-want-to-win-comedians-tell-of-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-edinburgh-fringe-awards |title='They're dumb, but I want to win': comedians tell of the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe awards |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=28 July 2024 |last=Healy |first=Rachael |access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> Laws also wrote a piece for ''[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)'' reflecting on what he learned making the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Stuart Laws on what he learned filming five comedians for a whole Fringe |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/what-i-learned-filming-five-comedians-for-a-whole-fringe-by-stuart-laws-4710394 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)}}</ref>

=== Other work ===
Laws has written for [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4).<ref name="bcg" /> In 2021, he created ''Grave New World'', a comedic mockumentary series about life after the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), featuring an ensemble cast including James Acaster, [Harriet Kemsley](/source/Harriet_Kemsley) and [Bobby Mair](/source/Bobby_Mair). The series was profiled in ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''.<ref name="guardian-gnw">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/mar/31/grave-new-world-stuart-laws-mockumentary-coronavirus-covid-new-normal |title=Grave New World review |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> He has also contributed to [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s digital comedy platform ''Mashed'' and created the ''Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship''.<ref name="list-profile" />

==Personal life==
IIn 2024, during the Edinburgh Fringe, Laws was diagnosed with [autism](/source/autism), which became a central theme of his subsequent work.<ref name="sussex">{{Cite web |last=Hewitt |first=Phil |date=2025-03-26 |title=Comedian Stuart Laws gets personal after autism confirmation |url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/comedian-stuart-laws-gets-personal-after-autism-confirmation-5031144 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Sussex Express}}</ref> He is in a relationship with American comedian [Chloe Radcliffe](/source/Chloe_Radcliffe).<ref name="800pgm" />

== References ==
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Category:Autistic entertainers

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