Laura Claxton
Laura has rapidly made a name for herself as one of the go-to voices in British comedy.
She has written for a vast array of award-winning shows and high-profile talent.
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Laura has written for a vast array of award-winning shows and high-profile talent.
She boasts a wealth of experience writing for television across multiple genres. Her work ranges from crafting quick-witted gags for panel shows like Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, and Have I Got News For You, to developing surreal sketches and scripted content for production companies like BabyCow and broadcasters such as Channel 4. She also has extensive experience writing for chat shows and reality TV.
Highly regarded for her punchy, gag filled and unique narrative writing style, Laura is currently working on a script commission with Fudge Park productions and as a writer for Greg Davies' The Cleaner.
Television
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Head Writer | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Head Writer | 2024 | |
| Unannounced project Writersroom | Unannounced project - Writersroom | Studio Hamburg | 2024 |
| Unannounced project Writersroom | Unannounced project - Writersroom | Studio Hamburg | 2024 |
| Late Night Lycett Additional Material | Late Night Lycett - Additional Material | Channel 4 | 2024 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show Series 21 Additional Material | The Jonathan Ross Show Series 21 - Additional Material | ITV | 2024 |
| Most Ridiculous Additional Material | Most Ridiculous - Additional Material | Comedy Central | 2024 |
| Weakest Link Additional Material | Weakest Link - Additional Material | BBC | 2024 |
| Have I Got News For You Production Associate | Have I Got News For You - Production Associate | Hat Trick | 2024 |
| Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Additional Material | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Additional Material | 2024 | |
| Password Writer | Password - Writer | ITV | 2024 |
| Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Writer | Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Writer | UKTV | 2024 |
| The Cleaner S3 Additional Material | The Cleaner S3 - Additional Material | Episodes THE REUNION and THE BABY, BBC | 2024 |
| A League of Their Own Writer | A League of Their Own - Writer | CPL/Sky Max | 2024 |
| Sam Campbell's Make That Movie Additional Material | Sam Campbell's Make That Movie - Additional Material | Blink Industries/Channel 4 | 2024 |
| The Edinburgh TV Awards for Kiell Smith-Bynoe Writer | The Edinburgh TV Awards for Kiell Smith-Bynoe - Writer | Hat Trick | 2024 |
| Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples Writer | Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples - Writer | Channel 4 | 2023 |
| Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy Writer | Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy - Writer | Two Rivers Media / Channel 4 | 2023 |
| The Sheikh Writer | The Sheikh - Writer | Untold Studios / Channel 4 | 2023 |
| The Apprentice: Meet the Candidates Writer | The Apprentice: Meet the Candidates - Writer | BBC | 2023 |
| Stand Up To Cancer Writer | Stand Up To Cancer - Writer | Monkey Kingdom for NBC | 2023 |
| Big Brother: Late & Live Writer | Big Brother: Late & Live - Writer | Channel 4 | 2023 |
| Rob Beckett's Smart TV Writer | Rob Beckett's Smart TV - Writer | Talkback for Sky | 2023 — 2024 |
| The Cleaner Writer | The Cleaner - Writer | Studio Hamburg for BBC | 2023 |
| Out of Order Writer | Out of Order - Writer | Rumpus Media for Comedy Central | 2023 — 2024 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Lead Writer | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Lead Writer | Talkback for Sky | 2023 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special Writer | The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special - Writer | Hot Sauce/ITV | 2023 |
| Family Fortunes Writer | Family Fortunes - Writer | Thames/ITV | 2023 |
| Guessable Programme Associate | Guessable - Programme Associate | Comedy Central | 2023 |
| Rob Beckett's Smart TV Additional Material | Rob Beckett's Smart TV - Additional Material | Sky | 2023 |
| Big Brother: Late and Live Additional Material | Big Brother: Late and Live - Additional Material | ITV | 2023 |
| Stand Up To Cancer Additional Material | Stand Up To Cancer - Additional Material | Channel 4 | 2023 |
| Rosie Jones Out Of Order Additional Material | Rosie Jones Out Of Order - Additional Material | Comedy Central | 2023 |
| The John Bishop Show Writer | The John Bishop Show - Writer | So/ ITV | 2022 |
| Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow Writer | Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow - Writer | Talkback/ ITV | 2022 |
| Guessable Writer | Guessable - Writer | Tuesday's Child/ Comedy Central | 2022 — 2023 |
| Question Team Writer/ Additional material | Question Team - Writer/ Additional material | Interstellar/ Dave | 2022 |
| Late Night Mash Writer | Late Night Mash - Writer | UKTV | 2022 |
| Guessable Christmas Special Writer | Guessable Christmas Special - Writer | Tuesday's Child / Comedy Central | 2022 |
| Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year Writer | Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year - Writer | Ranga Bee / Channel 4 | 2022 |
| The Mercury Music Prize Red Carpet for Amelia Dimoldenberg Writer | The Mercury Music Prize Red Carpet for Amelia Dimoldenberg - Writer | Amazon | 2022 |
| Morgana Meets (pilot) Writer | Morgana Meets (pilot) - Writer | Avalon / Channel 4 | 2022 |
| Make It Hard (pilot) Writer | Make It Hard (pilot) - Writer | Additional Material | 2022 |
| Married At First Sight: Unveiled Writer | Married At First Sight: Unveiled - Writer | CPL/ E4 | 2022 |
| Red Flag Writer | Red Flag - Writer | Baby Cow/Channel 4 | 2022 |
| Ranganation Writer | Ranganation - Writer | BBC | 2022 — 2024 |
| The Stand Up Sketch Show Writer | The Stand Up Sketch Show - Writer | ITV 2 | 2021 — 2022 |
| The Ranganation Writer | The Ranganation - Writer | Zeppotron/ BBC 2 | 2021 |
| Would I Lie To You? Writer | Would I Lie To You? - Writer | Zeppotron/BBC 1 | 2021 — 2022 |
| Tom Allen's Quizness Writer | Tom Allen's Quizness - Writer | CPL/ Channel 4 | 2021 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show Writer | The Jonathan Ross Show - Writer | Hot Sauce/ ITV | 2021 — 2024 |
| Complaints Welcome Writer | Complaints Welcome - Writer | Rumpus/ Channel 4 | 2021 |
| Married At First Sight: Afters Writer | Married At First Sight: Afters - Writer | CPL/ E4 | 2021 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Writer | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Writer | Talkback/ Sky | 2021 — 2022 |
| Blankety Blank Christmas Special Writer | Blankety Blank Christmas Special - Writer | Talkback/ BBC1 | 2021 |
| Would I Lie To You? At Christmas Writer | Would I Lie To You? At Christmas - Writer | Zeppotron/ BBC2 | 2021 |
| Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live Writer | Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live - Writer | Fulwell 73/ BBC 1 | 2021 |
| The Ranganation Christmas Special Writer | The Ranganation Christmas Special - Writer | Zeppotron/ BBC 2 | 2021 |
| Hypothetical Programme Associate / Writer | Hypothetical - Programme Associate / Writer | Hat Trick / Dave | 2021 — 2022 |
| Blankety Blank Additional Material/ Writer | Blankety Blank - Additional Material/ Writer | Talkback/ BBC1 | 2021 — 2022 |
| Frankie Boyle's New World Order: Review Of The Year 2020 Writer | Frankie Boyle's New World Order: Review Of The Year 2020 - Writer | BBC 2 | 2021 |
| Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy Writer | Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy - Writer | Distant Voices/ ITV | 2021 |
| Frankie Boyle’s New World Order Review of the Year Writer | Frankie Boyle’s New World Order Review of the Year - Writer | Zeppotron/ BBC 2 | 2021 — 2022 |
| Backstage with Katherine Ryan - PILOT Additional Material/ Writer | Backstage with Katherine Ryan - PILOT - Additional Material/ Writer | Expectation/ Amazon | 2021 |
| Dress To Impress Writer | Dress To Impress - Writer | ITV / ITV2 | 2020 |
| Frankie Boyle’s New World Order Writer | Frankie Boyle’s New World Order - Writer | Zeppotron/ BBC2 | 2020 — 2022 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Programme Associate/ Writer | 8 Out of 10 Cats - Programme Associate/ Writer | Zeppotron/ E4 | 2020 |
| Celebrity Juice Programme Associate/ Writer | Celebrity Juice - Programme Associate/ Writer | Talkback / ITV2 | 2020 — 2021 |
| Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Programme Associate/ Writer | Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Programme Associate/ Writer | Expectation / Dave | 2020 — 2024 |
| Have I Got News For You Additional Material/ Writer | Have I Got News For You - Additional Material/ Writer | Hat Trick / BBC1 | 2019 — 2022 |
| Have I Got 2021 News For You Additional Material | Have I Got 2021 News For You - Additional Material | Hat Trick Productions/ BBC1 | 2019 — 2023 |
| Russell Howard’s Good News Additional Material Writer | Russell Howard’s Good News - Additional Material Writer | Avalon/ BBC2 | 2016 |
| Fit Writer | Fit - Writer | Citrus/ CBBC | 2013 |
Radio
| Best Medicine Writer | Best Medicine - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 |
| News Quiz Writer | News Quiz - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 |
| The Now Show Additional Material/ Writer | The Now Show - Additional Material/ Writer | BBC/ Radio 4 | 2021 |
| BBC 6 Music at the Edinburgh Festival Writer / Performer | BBC 6 Music at the Edinburgh Festival - Writer / Performer | BBC 6 Music | 2009 |