Laura Lexx Brings Her Award-winning Show, 'Trying', To Soho Theatre

In 2015, a plucky reviewer opined, 'one can only hope there's some life-altering catastrophe around the corner for Laura Lexx'. Luckily for them, the comedian with 'superb material, brilliant delivery and irresistible personality', (**** TV Bomb) has since had a breakdown. Yay!

Recently, Laura has been busy filming Live at the Apollo, hosting BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club, winning the UK Comedy Award, being nominated for a third time for the Chortle Awards and receiving numerous five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. However, for much of 2017 Laura was trying to get through therapy, trying the patience of everyone, and trying unsuccessfully for a baby. Rather than her usual hectic schedule of performing, Laura spent much of that summer looking for answers while in a tent in France with two small children and her mother.

Now, off the back of an acclaimed and award-winning Edinburgh Fringe run, Laura is making her Soho Theatre debut with considerably more jokes than the answers she was looking for. She's done trying; it's time to challenge stigmas and to really laugh in the face of things we've been silent about for too long.

Laura Lexx is an award-winning comedian and writer. She won The Comedians' Choice Award for Best Performer in 2018, Best MC in the 2017 UK Comedy Awards and was nominated as Best Compere in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Chortle Comedy Awards. She also reached the finals of the Amused Moose Comedy Award in 2016 and 2018, Paramount Student Comedy Award, Chortle Student Comedy Award and Funny Women Award competitions. Laura has gigged at comedy clubs and festivals all over the UK and in Europe, and has provided tour support for Jason Manford, Tim Vine and Russell Kane.

Laura's screen and radio credits include appearing on and hosting The Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra), Motherhood: Bump, Birth & Beyond (BBC Radio 4 Extra), BBC Ouch (BBC Two and Radio 5 live) Sam Delaney's News Thing (RT UK), How Hacks Work (Viasat Explore) and The Jason Manford Show (Absolute Radio). Her Live at the Apollo debut is due to air on the BBC in December.

In 2016, Laura's 'sexist heckler' video had over 288k views (click here to see it). The Daily Mail, Evening Standard, The Independent and Huffington Post UK were among those who covered the story.

As well as writing her own popular blog, Laura has had articles published by titles including Glamour and Standard Issue. She has also recently written a comedy drama series that has subsequently been optioned for television.

Trying is directed by Jess Fostekew. Jess has also directed Sara Pascoe and Lauren Pattinson, last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award newcomer nominee. The show runs 20-23 February 2019 at 7.30pm.