Lou Sanders

Lou Sanders (born 1978 or 1979[1]) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Since beginning her career in comedy, she has appeared regularly on panel shows and performed on Live at the Apollo. She also appeared as a sidekick on Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable and was a contestant on the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice.

Lou Sanders
Sanders in the 2018 short film Elderflower
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1]
MediumStand-up, television, radio
EducationLondon Metropolitan University (BA)
Websitehttp://www.lousanders.com

Early life

Sanders grew up in Broadstairs, Kent with her mother and her stepfather, a history teacher.[2] Her father was periodically present.[2] Sanders moved out at the age of 15;[2] she later earned a degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from London Metropolitan University.[2]

Career

Before beginning her career in comedy, Sanders worked in administrative roles, including as an executive PA and complaints handler at Ofcom.[2][3] She took comedy classes from Logan Murray, and she was paid to write a comedic blog about The Apprentice.[2]

As a live performer, Sanders performs regularly both in the UK and around the world. In 2018, her show Shame Pig was the joint winner of the Comedians' Choice Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe[4][5] and she returned to the Festival in 2019 with her show Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy.[6]

Sanders was declared the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019;[7] she has also appeared on television shows including QI, Would I Lie to You?, Travel Man, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Hypothetical, The Russell Howard Hour, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Red Nose Day for Comic Relief, Russell Howard's Good News, Live at the Electric and Question Team. She has also acted in sitcoms including Aisling Bea's This Way Up and Karl Pilkington's Sick of It. She is also a regular guest on BBC Radio 4's The Unbelievable Truth. In 2019, Sanders appeared on BBC Two's Live at the Apollo (series 15, episode 2).[8] From February 2021, she has appeared in the Dave comedy panel show Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable.

As a writer, Sanders wrote and starred in Elderflower which co-starred Sheila Reid, Tom Rosenthal and Mike Wozniak.[9] She has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Stand Up for the Week and Miranda Hart. In 2023, she published a memoir, What’s That Lady Doing? False Starts and Happy Endings.[10]

Sanders has been an occasional guest host on Elis James and John Robins on BBC Radio 5 Live.[11] In February 2020, Sanders started hosting a podcast called Cuddle Club.[10] From April 2022 until September 2023, Sanders hosted Taskmaster: The People's Podcast.[12]

In 2024, Sanders appeared as a contestant on the sixteenth series of Dancing on Ice. She was paired with Brendyn Hatfield and was fifth to be eliminated.[13][14]

Personal life

Sanders is a teetotaler[15] and vegan.[16]

Credits

Television
Year Programme Channel Notes
2013 Russell Howard's Good News BBC Three Series 8, Episode 3[17]
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Dave Series 4, Episode 3: "A Penis Poking Through The Window"
2017 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Dave Series 5, Episode 6: "Half of My Special Rose"
Live from the BBC BBC Three Series 2, Episode 2
2018 Sick of It Sky One Series 1, Episode 3: "Lonely People." As character Megan[18]
The Dog Ate My Homework CBBC Series 5, Episode 4
2019 Taskmaster Dave Winner, Series 8
8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4 Series 21, Episode 6
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 Series 17, Episode 1[19]
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Dave Series 2, Episode 4: "Health"[20]
The Russell Howard Hour Sky Max Series 2, Episode 13[21]
Hypothetical Dave Series 1, Episode 3
Travel Man Channel 4 Series 9, Episode 2: "Bergen"[22]
This Way Up Channel 4, Hulu Series 1, Episode 3. As character Fran[23]
Live At the Apollo BBC Two Series 15, Episode 2
2020 QI BBC Two Series 17, Episode 13: "Quills"[24]
Roast Battle Comedy Central UK Series 4, Episode 5. With Luke McQueen
Richard Osman's House of Games BBC Two Series 3, Week 13
Hypothetical Dave Series 2, Episode 5
Big Zuu's Big Eats Dave Series 1, Episode 10
The Late Late Show with James Corden CBS Episode 732
2021 Would I Lie To You? BBC One Series 14, Episode 1[25]
Question Team Dave Series 1, Episode 7
Guessable Comedy Central UK Series 2, Episode 3: "Alan and a Spread of Meat Loaf"
Between the Covers BBC Series 3, Episode 2. Chose the book Delicacy by Katy Wix
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Dave Series 6, Episode 9: "The Accuracy of a Pigeon"
Outsiders Dave Contestant
2021– Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Dave "Sidekick" to host Mel Giedroyc[26]
2022 Would I Lie To You? BBC One Series 15, Episode 4[27]
Guessable Comedy Central UK Series 3, Episode 11: "Sugar Puff Daddy"
Married At First Sight: Unveiled E4 Episode 6
Question Team Dave Series 2, Episode 8
CelebAbility ITV2 Series 6, Episode 2
2023 World's Most Dangerous Roads Dave Series 4, Episode 5: "Iceland." With Ed Gamble
The Weakest Link BBC One Series 2, Episode 10[28]
Guessable Comedy Central UK Series 4, Episode 5: "I live and breathe Lou Bega"
2024 Dancing on Ice ITV Contestant; series 16

References
  1. Nicholson, Tom (14 February 2024). "Lou Sanders: 'It took years to get rid of the shame of my drinking'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. Jones, Alice (1 February 2021). "Lou Sanders on shame, skating and her new show, Unforgivable: 'You don't have to be broken to be funny'". i. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. Sanders appeared as a panelist on the television game show Would I Lie to You? transmitted on 8 January 2021, and was introduced as having been a complaints handler at Ofcom by host of the show Rob Brydon.
  4. Davies, Ashley (21 September 2018). "Comedian Lou Sanders on playing her shame for laughs". Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "Comedians' Choice Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. "Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  7. "News: Taskmaster Winner Announced". Beyond The Joke. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. "Live At The Apollo". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. Elderflower, retrieved 22 October 2019
  10. Aroesti, Rachel (6 October 2023). "Comedian Lou Sanders: 'It blows my mind that people still don't want to believe women'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. "New Tour For Lou Sanders". Beyond The Joke. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. Bennett, Steve. "Jenny Eclair joins Taskmaster: The People's Podcast : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  13. "Dancing on Ice reveals Taskmaster star as eighth contestant for 2024 series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. "Two icons eliminated from Dancing On Ice in double devastation". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  15. Sanders, Lou (12 May 2017). "A moment that changed me: realising, aged 16, that I couldn't handle alcohol | Lou Sanders" – via www.theguardian.com.
  16. "Hi, I'm Lou Sanders and I'm a Vegan". BBC Radio 6. 31 July 2018.
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