Laura Solon

Laura Solon
Birth name	Laura Madalene Solon
Born	April 1979 (age 37–38) Merton, London, England
Medium	Television, theatre, radio
Nationality	British
Years active	2004-present
Genres	Sketch comedy, stand-up
Notable works and roles	Man Stroke Woman Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking Laura, Ben and Him Harry and Paul Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder

Laura Madalene Solon (born April 1979) is an English comedian, actress, writer, and winner of the 2005 Perrier Comedy Award. She was the second woman to win as a solo performer, after Jenny Eclair in 1995.

She was raised in Great Kimble near Aylesbury. She attended Downe House School followed by Worcester College, Oxford where she received a scholarship to read English and started writing and performing in the Oxford Revue.

Solon tried her hand at being a stand up comedian but found character comedy suited her better.

In 2005 she won the Perrier Award for her one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show Kopfraper's Syndrome: One Man and His Incredible Mind. Following this the BBC and Channel 4 were keen to acquire her to produce material for them, and in April 2006 it was announced by the BBC that Solon had been signed to develop projects for them on Radio and TV.

The first series of Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking, a sketch and character comedy series, ran on BBC Radio 4 in January and February 2007. The second series ran in May and June 2008, and the third in November 2009.

She recorded a BBC sitcom pilot from the creators of People Like Us, featuring Man Stroke Woman's Daisy Haggard, called Great News.

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