Luisa Omielan

Luisa Omielan (born 7 September 1982) is a British comedian based in London. Born in Birmingham to parents of Polish descent, she is the middle of five children. In 2005 she graduated from Salford University with a first class BA Hons in Performing Arts.^[1]

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 30 million views on Facebook.^[2]

In 2012 Omielan performed her debut stand up solo show, What Would Beyoncé Do?! as part of the free fringe at the Edinburgh Festival.^[3] What Would Beyoncé Do?! has since had seven sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre.^[4]

In 2014 Omielan was invited to perform for ten nights as part of the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. The show then continued to have a week run in the London West End at the Leicester Square Theatre. Omielan is known for her empowering ‘party’ atmosphere genre of comedy.^[5] Her follow-up show Am I Right Ladies?! has had a UK tour, received critical acclaim and five star reviews. ^[6] In July 2015 Omielan used crowd funding website Indiegogo to self fund a DVD recording of Am I Right Ladies?! at the Bloomsbury Theatre.^[7]

On 20 November 2014, she appeared on the 99th episode of The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith.^[8]

On 14 July 2016 Omielan's book, What Would Beyonce Do?! was published by Century.^[9]

Television appearances

• Miranda (Christmas special 2014 final episode)^[10]
• John Bishop Show (June 2015)^[11]
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2016)

External links

• Official Site
• Luisa Omielan at the Internet Movie Database

References