WRITERS
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LAURA EDWARDS 29
WRITER/PERFORMER
Nominated by: Ian Lamarra,
creative director and co-founder,
Alaska TV
With writing, producing, presenting
and editing experience, Laura
Edwards is a multi-talented
individual who has impressed
employers with her ability to
make an audience “laugh, think
and engage”, says CBBC producer
Sophie McCoy.
Laura has written episodes
for Hat Trick’s online comedy
channel, scripted videos for
CBBC’s Whoops I Missed The Bus
and edited short films for the
Buffer Film Festival.
She also performs stand-up
comedy, creates and appears in
comedy sketches on YouTube
and has presented live red
carpet coverage of the Brits for
video streaming app TikTok,
on which she has more than
1 million followers.
Impressed by Laura’s ability to
fully commit to a joke, Alaska TV’s
Ian Lamarra says she has the
potential to be the Victoria Wood
for a new generation.
“I had the pleasure of working
with Laura on three series of
a weekly Saturday morning
CBBC show,” he adds. “She is
an absolute star – completely
professional, reliable and lots
of fun to work with.”
McCoy says Laura has the
ability to write and develop ideas
around any subject – and often
with little notice.
“Laura is a very expressive
and eloquent writer who always
brought lots of creative ideas to
the table and artfully turned words
into engaging and well-delivered
performance,” she adds.
IAN LAMARRA (CREATIVE DIRECTOR
AND CO-FOUNDER, ALASKA TV) ON
LAURA EDWARDS
Laura is an
absolute star- completely
professional,
reliable and
lots of fun
to work with