Stuart Laws

Stuart Richard Walter Laws (born 7 April 1984) is a British comedian. He is the founder of Turtle Canyon Comedy, an independent production company, through which he has directed and produced stand-up specials for comedians including James Acaster, Nish Kumar and Fern Brady. As a stand-up performer, Laws has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe annually since 2013 and has received critical recognition from publications including The Scotsman, Chortle, and The List.

Career

Stand-up comedy Laws began performing stand-up in the early 2010s and, in 2013, debuted his first solo Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until You Are Dead. He has returned to the Fringe annually since, and has also performed at the Leicester Comedy Festival, where he was nominated for Best Show in 2021. In 2024, he brought Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? to the Fringe, a show exploring his recent autism diagnosis and it’s effect on his relationships. The show received a four-star review from The Scotsman, which described it as a "deliciously joke-dense" show by "one of the most skilled and likeable comics" at the festival. Ivo Graham: Live From Bloomsbury Theatre Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (Amazon Prime Video)

The Debuts In 2024, Laws created, directed and narrated the documentary The Debuts, which followed five comedians — Amy Gledhill, Sikisa, Josh Jones, Lily Phillips and Anthony DeVito — as they prepared for and performed their first full-hour shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe. The documentary was covered in The Guardian as part of it’s reporting on the pressures of the Fringe festival. Laws also wrote a piece for The Scotsman reflecting on what he learned making the film.

Other work Laws has written for BBC Radio 4. He has also contributed to Channel 4's digital comedy platform Mashed and created the Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship. He is in a relationship with American comedian Chloe Radcliffe.

Laws is colourblind.