Lauren Pattison

{{Short description|English stand-up comedian}}

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Lauren Pattison (born December 1993) is an English comedian from Newcastle who 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

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Pattison was a finalist in the 2015 Chortle Student Comedy Awards and the 2016 BBC New Comedy Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/l/34211/lauren_pattison|title=Lauren Pattison, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|website=Chortle|language=en|access-date=2024-08-13}} She was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her show Lady Muck.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/aug/23/edinburgh-comedy-awards-the-nominees-in-full|title=Edinburgh comedy awards: the nominees in full|last=Logan|first=Brian|date=23 August 2017|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=13 August 2024}}

Having started doing comedy aged 18, after university Pattison supported Katherine Ryan on tour.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/lauren-pattison-comedy-interview-lady-muck-a3754726.html?amp|title=Meet Lauren Pattison, the rising star of London's comedy scene|website=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-GB}} Pattison has played at comedy festivals and toured in Australia,{{Cite news|url=https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/lauren-pattison|title=Lauren Pattison - Appearing in New Order {{!}} Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-AU}} New Zealand{{Cite web|url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/lauren-pattison-lady-muck/auckland|title=Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck|website=Eventfinda|language=en|access-date=2018-08-22}} and Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justforlaughs.com/about/press/just-laughs-reveals-lineups-their-galas|title=JUST FOR LAUGHS REVEALS LINEUPS FOR THEIR GALAS|website=Just For Laughs|language=en|access-date=2018-08-22}}

She returned to the Edinburgh festival in 2018 with her show Peachy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/lauren-pattison-peachy|title=Lauren Pattison: Peachy {{!}} Pleasance Theatre Trust|website=www.pleasance.co.uk|access-date=2018-08-22}}

In April 2019, Pattison began co-hosting the podcast Conversations Against Living Miserably with Aaron Gillies supported by Dave.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecalmzone.net/2019/05/dozens-of-comedians-join-a-new-calm-podcast-with-dave|title=Dozens of comedians join a new CALM podcast with Dave|website=www.thecalmzone.net|date=May 2019 |access-date=2020-06-10}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Steve |title=Stand Up For Live Comedy: Gig review by Steve Bennett at the taping of BBC's new stand-up showcase |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2020/09/25/46977/stand_up_for_live_comedy |website=Chortle |accessdate=26 September 2020}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Jay |date=2024-04-30 |title=Lauren Pattison stars in Radio 4 sitcom Tom And Lauren Are Going OOT |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/news/7866/radio-4-sitcom-tom-and-lauren-are-going-oot/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}

Pattison's 2024 Edinburgh Fringe show was titled Big Girl Pants.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/mar/24/lauren-pattison-comic-russell-howard|title= Lauren Pattison: 'One gig was so bad I tried to leave without being paid'|first=Liam|last=Pape|date=24 March 2025}}

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