Luisa Omielan | |
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| Born | (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (age 43) Birmingham,England, U.K. |
| Alma mater | Salford University |
| Employer | BBC |
| Notable work | "What Would Beyoncé Do?!", "Am I Right Ladies", "Politics for Bitches", "God Is a Woman", "Ten" |
| Website | luisaomielan |
Luisa Omielan (born 7 September 1982)[citation needed] is aBritishcomedian based inBirmingham.
Born inBirmingham to parents ofPolish descent, she is the middle of five children.[citation needed] Luisa lived inFarnborough, Hampshire where she went to St Patricks Catholic School and then onto a Catholic secondary school inFarnham called All Hallows. In 2005, she graduated fromSalford University with a first class BA Hons in Performing Arts.[1] In 2011 Luisa attended training at Second City in Chicago where she specialised in Clowning, Improvisation and Sketch Writing.[2]
Omielan first started stand up comedy in 2008 performing at theBrighton Fringe Festival. In 2012, Omielan performed her debut stand up solo show,What WouldBeyoncé Do?! as part of the Brighton Fringe, later followed by the free fringe at theEdinburgh Festival.[3]What Would Beyoncé Do?! has since had ten sell out runs at London'sSoho Theatre.[4] Omielan was later nominated atMelbourne International Comedy Festival for best Comedy show. The show went on to tour 12 countries and recorded as a BBC special.[5] It was named “one of the biggest stand up hits of the decade’ byThe Guardian.[6]
In 2014, Omielan was invited to perform for ten nights as part of the MontrealJust for Laughs Festival. The show then continued to have a week run in the London West End at theLeicester Square Theatre. Omielan is known for her empowering 'party' atmosphere genre of comedy.[7] Her follow-up showAm I Right Ladies?! has had a UK tour, received critical acclaim and five star reviews.[8]In July 2015, Omielan used crowd funding websiteIndiegogo to self fund a DVD recording ofAm I Right Ladies?! at theBloomsbury Theatre,[9] which she later uploaded to her YouTube channel, in February 2018.[10]
On 20 November 2014, she appeared on the 99th episode ofThe Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith.[11]
In 2015, she toured Australia and performed as part of the Comedy Gala. A 4-minute clip where Omielan discuses the 'thigh gap' went viral and has since amassed over 43 million views on Facebook.[12]
In 2017 theBBC produced a TV version of herWhat Would Beyoncé Do?! show, shown as a special onBBC Three, and later onBBC One.[13][14][15]
In 2018 Luisa was named a Bafta Breakthrough Brit, she is the first comedian to ever be nominated and supported by the scheme.[16]
Autumn 2018 she adapted her liveEdinburgh Fringe stage show,[17]Politics for Bitches, into six 30 minute episodes for the BBC. Via a part documentary, part stand-up gig format, Omielan explores a few of the socioeconomic and political issues facing young adults in the UK today.[18][19][20]
She appeared as a panelist in Series 22, Episodes 1 and 4, of theRadio 4 showThe Unbelievable Truth. Following her mother's death from bowel cancer, Omielan launched Helena's Hospice Foundation.[21]
She currently lives in Birmingham and is supported on tour with her dog Bernie, a Bernese mountain dog.[22]
On 14 July 2016, Omielan's bookWhat Would Beyonce Do?! was published by Century.ISBN 9781780894454.[25]
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