Comedian Laura Smyth caused a stir this week after turning up outside the iconic Eventim Apollo Hammersmith to demand the venue change its name to the “Eventim Apollo Hammersmyth” – arguing that, given her surname is spelled Smyth, the correction was long overdue.
Questioning what she described as a “glaring oversight,” Smyth mock-seriously called for the legendary venue to reflect what she insists is the more accurate spelling, entertaining passers-by as she made her case for the rebrand.
The moment comes as Smyth prepares for her brand-new national stand-up tour, Born Aggy, which tours the UK later in 2026 – and if this week is anything to go by, she’s already proving herself the undisputed Queen of Aggy. Tickets for Laura’s live tour are on sale now and available from www.laurasmyth.com
Following a meteoric rise through the comedy ranks, Laura Smyth — the brutally honest, blisteringly funny, working-class voice from East London – returns to the road off the back of her critically acclaimed and sell-out debut tour Living My Best Life.
In Laura’s upcoming live tour ‘Born Aggy’ she questions 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 has appeared on 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.
About Laura Smyth
Laura Smyth is a working-class comedian, actor and writer from East London. A mother of three, she entered comedy after a decade-long career as an English teacher, quickly gaining recognition for her distinctive blend of blunt honesty, warmth and razor-sharp observational comedy.
Her debut stand-up show Living My Best Life toured nationwide in 2024. Originally planned for 29 dates, overwhelming demand extended the tour to 48 performances, concluding with a third and final London show at indigo at The O2.
On screen, Laura appeared in all six episodes of Outsiders Series 3 (Dave), alongside Chris McCausland, Judi Love, Guz Khan, Roisin Conaty and Alan Davies in David Mitchell’s hit series.
She has hosted the London heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards twice and has appeared on numerous television programmes including Live at the Apollo (BBC), The Last Leg (C4), Have I Got News For You (BBC), QI (BBC), Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), QI (BBC), Would I Lie to You? (BBC), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC), The Weakest Link(BBC), Saturday Kitchen (BBC), Between the Covers (BBC), As Yet Untitled (Dave), and Yesterday, Today and the Day Before (Comedy Central).
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 nominees including Kathy Burke, Frank Skinner and The Skewer. The show was also shortlisted for Best Stand-Up Show at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Laura created and hosted her own BBC Radio 4 comedy-entertainment series Your Mum (6×30), featuring guests including Jo Brand, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Arlene Phillips and Iain Stirling. The series aired in June 2025 and was quickly recommissioned for a second series.
Her podcast Shouldn’t Laugh But, co-hosted with Carmen Butcher was name Podcast Pick of the Week by The Guardian and Radio Times and debuted in the Top 30 UK comedy podcast charts, it was also named third most ‘laugh out loud podcast’ on Spotify after The Harry Hill Show and Parenting Hell and is available now on Global Player and all major podcast platforms.
Laura co-hosted Bang On It for BBC Sounds, which won Bronze at the British Podcast Awards.
