Lou Sanders

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Lou Sanders
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Sanders in the 2018 short film Elderflower
Born1978or1979(age 45–46) [1]
MediumStand-up, television, radio
Education London Metropolitan University (BA)
Website http://www.lousanders.com

Lou Sanders (born 1978or1979 [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 .

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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] and 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

YearProgrammeChannelNotes
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"
2017Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledDaveSeries 5, Episode 6: "Half of My Special Rose"
Live from the BBCBBC ThreeSeries 2, Episode 2
2018Sick 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 DaveWinner, Series 8
8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4 Series 21, Episode 6
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4Series 17, Episode 1 [19]
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier DaveSeries 2, Episode 4: "Health" [20]
The Russell Howard Hour Sky Max Series 2, Episode 13 [21]
Hypothetical DaveSeries 1, Episode 3
Travel Man Channel 4Series 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 TwoSeries 17, Episode 13: "Quills" [24]
Roast Battle Comedy Central UKSeries 4, Episode 5. With Luke McQueen
Richard Osman's House of Games BBC TwoSeries 3, Week 13
HypotheticalDaveSeries 2, Episode 5
Big Zuu's Big Eats DaveSeries 1, Episode 10
The Late Late Show with James Corden CBS Episode 732
2021 Would I Lie To You? BBC OneSeries 14, Episode 1 [25]
Question Team DaveSeries 1, Episode 7
Guessable Comedy Central UK Series 2, Episode 3: "Alan and a Spread of Meat Loaf"
Between the Covers BBCSeries 3, Episode 2. Chose the book Delicacy by Katy Wix
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledDaveSeries 6, Episode 9: "The Accuracy of a Pigeon"
Outsiders DaveContestant
2021– Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Dave"Sidekick" to host Mel Giedroyc [26]
2022Would I Lie To You?BBC OneSeries 15, Episode 4 [27]
Guessable Comedy Central UKSeries 3, Episode 11: "Sugar Puff Daddy"
Married At First Sight: Unveiled E4 Episode 6
Question TeamDaveSeries 2, Episode 8
CelebAbility ITV2 Series 6, Episode 2
2023 World's Most Dangerous Roads DaveSeries 4, Episode 5: "Iceland." With Ed Gamble
The Weakest Link BBC OneSeries 2, Episode 10 [28]
GuessableComedy Central UKSeries 4, Episode 5: "I live and breathe Lou Bega"
2024 Dancing on Ice ITVContestant; series 16

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