Lou Sanders

Lou Sanders (born 1979 (age 45) ) 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.

Sanders grew up in Broadstairs, Kent with her mother and her stepfather, a history teacher.

Her father was periodically present.

Sanders moved out at the age of 15, and she later earned a degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from London Metropolitan University.

Before beginning her career in comedy, Sanders worked in administrative roles, including as an executive PA and complaints handler at Ofcom.

She took comedy classes from Logan Murray, and she was paid to write a comedic blog about The Apprentice.

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 and she returned to the Festival in 2019 with her show Say Hello to Your New Step Mummy.

Sanders was declared the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster in 2019; 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).

As a writer, Sanders wrote and starred in Elderflower which co-starred Sheila Reid, Tom Rosenthal and Mike Wozniak.

She has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Stand Up for the Week and Miranda Hart.

Sanders has been an occasional guest host on the Elis and John Show on BBC Radio 5 Live.

In February 2020, Sanders started hosting a podcast called Cuddle Club.

From February 2021, she has appeared in the Dave comedy panel show Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable.

From April 2022 until September 2023, Sanders hosted Taskmaster: The People's Podcast.

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.

Sanders is teetotal and vegan.