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Following a meteoric rise through the comedy ranks, Laura Smyth – the brutally honest, blisteringly funny, working-class voice from East London – is back with a brand-new national tour. Off the back of her critically acclaimed and sell-out debut tour Living My Best Life, Laura is hitting the road again in 2026 with Born Aggy.
What if all your dreams come true and you’ve still got the hump? Laura has spent the last few years selling out shows up and down the country; she has supported Jack Whitehall, Michelle de Swarte, Alan Davies, and Jason Manford and appeared on multiple panel shows including QI, Would I Lie To You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Live at The Apollo of which she will have appeared twice. She’s even beaten cancer; she’s done all the alternative healing you could shake a stick at – and she still thinks everyone’s a d**khead. It can’t just be her, can it? Maybe she needs more sleep or maybe she was just born aggy.
Laura Smyth is a working-class comedian, actor and writer from East London. A mother of three, she entered the comedy world after a decade-long career as an English teacher. Her distinctive style blends blunt honesty with warmth, capturing the truth of everyday life in a way that’s both hilarious and deeply relatable. Laura’s debut stand-up show Living My Best Life toured nationwide in 2024.
Originally planned for 29 dates, the tour was extended to 48 due to phenomenal demand, concluding with a third and final London show at the Indigo at The O2. On screen, Laura featured in all six episodes of Outsiders Series 3 (Dave), teaming up with Chris McCausland to compete against Judi Love & Guz Khan and Roisin Conaty & Alan Davies in David Mitchell’s hit series. She has hosted the London heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards for the past two years and has appeared on numerous television shows.
Her BBC Radio 4 comedy special I Don’t Know What to Say, which she wrote and performed, won the Gold Comedy Award at the 2024 ARIAS – the UK audio industry’s top honour – beating out nominees including Kathy Burke, Frank Skinner and The Skewer. It was also shortlisted for Best Stand-Up Show at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Laura also co-hosted Bang On It for BBC Sounds, which won Bronze at the British Podcast Awards. Her comedy-entertainment series Your Mum (BBC Radio 4, 6x30), featuring guests including Jo Brand, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Arlene Phillips and Iain Stirling, aired in June and was quickly recommissioned for a second series.
Laura’s latest venture is her new podcast Shouldn’t Laugh But, co-hosted with her best friend Carmen Butcher. Each week, they dive into the daft, awkward, and morally questionable things that happen in everyday life, letting their intrusive thoughts run wild. The show was named Podcast Pick of the Week by The Guardian and Radio Times and debuted in the top 30 of the UK comedy podcast charts.
Live Tour Dates:
September 2026
24 Sep – Lincoln – The Drill
25 Sep – Leeds – City Varieties
26 Sep – Lancaster – The Dukes
October 2026
01 Oct – Liverpool – Hot Water Comedy Club
02 Oct – Birmingham – Town Hall
03 Oct – Sheffield – The Foundry
04 Oct – Harrogate – Theatre
08 Oct – Milton Keynes – The Stables
09 Oct – Cambridge – Junction
10 Oct – Southend – Palace Theatre
11 Oct – Bristol – Redgrave Theatre
15 Oct – Southport – Comedy Festival
16 Oct – Huddersfield – Lawrence Batley Theatre
18 Oct – Canterbury – Gulbenkian
22 Oct – Brighton – Corn Exchange
23 Oct – Norwich – Playhouse - On Sale Soon
25 Oct – Chelmsford – Theatre
29 Oct – Cardiff – The Glee Club
30 Oct – Exeter – Corn Exchange
31 Oct – Lyme Regis – Marine Theatre
November 2026
01 Nov – Bath – Komedia
05 Nov – Camberley – Theatre
06 Nov – Maidstone – Hazlitt Theatre
07 Nov – London – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
11 Nov – Edinburgh – Monkey Barrel
12 Nov – Glasgow – The Glee Club
13 Nov – Stockton – Arc
14 Nov – Newcastle – The Stand
19 Nov – Nottingham – Playhouse
20 Nov – Leicester – The Y Theatre
21 Nov – Northampton – Royal & Derngate
22 Nov – Salford – The Lowry
25 Nov - Dublin - Whelans
26 Nov - Belfast - Blackbox
Tickets are available via pre-sale on Wed 24 Septm with a general sale dropping on Fri 26 Sept. Find out more at: www.laurasmyth.com
All images by Trevor Leighton
SALT Staff Writer
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