#289: Stuart Laws - The Importance of Fun

Stuart Laws is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, editor and
director. He performs sketch comedy and stand-up comedy. He
supported James Acaster on his UK tours and has appeared on and
written for Radio 4, has two specials on NextUp Comedy, one on
American label 800 Pound Gorilla Media, and has written a play
The Journey, that debuted at The Edinburgh Fringe at The
Pleasance in 2018. In 2021, he was nominated for Leicester Comedy
Festival Best Show and in 2022 he was nominated for Comedians
Choice Best Show. In 2023, his Fringe show was awarded 4.5 stars
by Chortle.


​Stuart runs his own production company, Turtle Canyon Comedy,
and writes and directs sketch shows, sitcoms, live shows and
specials that have been shown on Netflix, Prime, BBC, Sky, ITV,
Channel 4 and more. Stuart has directed Sindhu Vee, Nish Kumar,
Rosie Jones, Suzi Ruffell, Paul Foot, Ivo Graham, Jess Fostekew,
Jen Brister and Ian Smith’s Specials.


Stuart had a breakout year at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 for review
with 9 x 4-star reviews and a British Comedy Guide
Recommendation. Stuart was featured in The Scotsman, The
Guardian, the I newspaper, 5 live and in the Times and the
Telegraph best jokes of the Fringe selections.


Stuart’s most recent directing project is James Acaster’s
‘Hecklers Welcome’, Acaster’s first HBO Special.


His latest special, ‘Stuart Laws, Is That Guy Still Going?’ Is
now available on YouTube under 800 pound gorilla (links below).


Comedy shows – Stuart Laws has to be Joking?:


Everyone’s dealt with it: first, a bad breakup; then, become a
puffin island caretaker; suddenly, you’re implicated in a puffin
murder. A classic. You know how it goes. A vibe shift for
acclaimed comedian Stuart Laws. ****½ (Chortle.co.uk). Stand-up
comedy/theatre hybrid. Praise for his previous theatrical work:
'I left this show with the chills and feeling just a bit shaken'
(MumbleTheatre.uk). 'It is really smart stuff, elegantly exposing
hypocrisy' (Stage). 'Fantastically funny' (EdFestMag.com). 'One
of the most skilled and likeable comics... a deliciously
joke-dense show' (Scotsman).


We chat about Michael Caine’s iconic delivery of the line ‘Never’
and making a show about it, directing and producing, his new
Edinburgh shows, authenticity and real self, almost quitting
comedy, flow state, being good at comedy, saying no, posting
quality plus plenty more!


Check Stuart out on:


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartlawscomedy/

Comedy
Special: https://800pgr.lnk.to/thatguy?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeMNrDccTIlOuMFvbbVBvalQL4Dp6yMwvA8t0TklzMLkY89HvRCdrwyOLpkSQ_aem_S4AT3qIopeJHSO5szqwoCQ

 
Tickets:
https://linktr.ee/stuartlawscomedy?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacaAgRfREt9v53YRPXM9SfwuD64zafU06nEfaN9iKjqQuz--Nm-SOz1Kbizhg_aem_Mi6Sbw1Foi1AZrkeIQictA


Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97T7gP1Ai1z19MR3-S40vw

Website: https://www.stuartlaws.com/

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