About Luisa

Luisa is a trailblazing British comedian, writer, and performer whose work helped shift the landscape of modern UK stand-up.She exploded onto the comedy scene with her debut Edinburgh show What Would Beyoncé Do?!, which The Guardian called "the biggest stand-up hit of the decade."

The show was raw, hilarious, and deeply personal—setting the tone for a new genre of heart-led comedy.Her follow-up show had a viral routine, Thigh Gap, which clocked over 50 million views worldwide—before TikTok even existed.She followed this with Politics for Bitches, a politically charged stand-up show that became a BBC documentary and later a hit special on Amazon Prime.She is the first comedian to be acknowledged with a BAFTA Breakthrough for stand-up comedy.

What Would Beyoncé Do?!

“Hilarious, opinionated, passionate... a gutsy, uplifting show.”

The Guardian
★★★★★
“One of the most powerful and provocative shows to come out of the UK in years.”

The Guardian
★★★★★
“Omielan is a force of nature — honest, raw and utterly magnetic.”

The Independent
★★★★★
“A bold new voice in comedy — part stand-up, part rallying cry, all heart.”

Time Out London
★★★★★
“She is the defining voice of a generation of female stand-ups.”

The List
★★★★★
“If you’re a woman and you’ve got a pulse, you NEED to see this show.”

Stylist Magazine
★★★★★
“A bona fide cultural moment in comedy.”

Chortle
★★★★★

Am I Right Ladies?!

“Omielan turns rage and empowerment into roaring, gut-punching comedy.”

The Skinny
★★★★★
“A spiritual successor to Beyoncé herself — funny, fierce, and emotionally fearless.”

Broadway Baby
★★★★★
“The ‘thigh gap’ routine has gone viral for a reason — she’s tapped into something huge.”

Metro
★★★★★
“She makes politics urgent, emotional, and accessible. It's what comedy is for.”

The Evening Standard
★★★★★
“One of the only political shows that speaks directly to women’s lived experiences.”

Broadcast Now
★★★★★
“Omielan is what happens when comedy meets activism — and both win.”

Huffington Post
★★★★★
"The most important show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival"

The Telegraph
★★★★★

Politics for Bitches (BBC)

“She makes politics urgent, emotional, and accessible. It's what comedy is for.”

The Evening Standard
★★★★★
“One of the only political shows that speaks directly to women’s lived experiences.”

Broadcast Now
★★★★★
“Omielan is what happens when comedy meets activism — and both win.”

Huffington Post
★★★★★
"The most important show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival"

The Telegraph
★★★★★

General Praise

“Luisa Omielan deserves to be a household name.”

The Telegraph
★★★★★
“She’s a genre of her own.”

The Times
★★★★★
“You don’t come out of her shows thinking about comedy — you come out thinking about your life.”

The Scotsman
★★★★★
“She’s not the next big thing. She’s already here. And she’s unmissable.”

Fringe Review
★★★★★

About Luisa

“Hilarious, opinionated, passionate... a gutsy, uplifting show.”

“One of the most powerful and provocative shows to come out of the UK in years.”

“Omielan is a force of nature — honest, raw and utterly magnetic.”

“A bold new voice in comedy — part stand-up, part rallying cry, all heart.”

“She is the defining voice of a generation of female stand-ups.”

“If you’re a woman and you’ve got a pulse, you NEED to see this show.”

“A bona fide cultural moment in comedy.”

“Omielan turns rage and empowerment into roaring, gut-punching comedy.”

“A spiritual successor to Beyoncé herself — funny, fierce, and emotionally fearless.”

“The ‘thigh gap’ routine has gone viral for a reason — she’s tapped into something huge.”

“She makes politics urgent, emotional, and accessible. It's what comedy is for.”

“One of the only political shows that speaks directly to women’s lived experiences.”

“Omielan is what happens when comedy meets activism — and both win.”

"The most important show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival"

“She makes politics urgent, emotional, and accessible. It's what comedy is for.”

“One of the only political shows that speaks directly to women’s lived experiences.”

“Omielan is what happens when comedy meets activism — and both win.”

"The most important show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival"

“Luisa Omielan deserves to be a household name.”

“She’s a genre of her own.”

“You don’t come out of her shows thinking about comedy — you come out thinking about your life.”

“She’s not the next big thing. She’s already here. And she’s unmissable.”