Luisa Omielan Explained

Luisa Omielan
Birth Date:1982 9, df=y
Birth Place:Birmingham, England, U.K.
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Salford University
Employer:BBC
Notable Work:"What Would Beyoncé Do?!", "Am I Right Ladies", "Politics for Bitches", "God Is a Woman", "Ten"

Luisa Omielan (born 7 September 1982) is a British comedian based in Birmingham.

Early life

Born in Birmingham to parents of Polish descent, she is the middle of five children. Luisa lived in Farnborough, Hampshire where she went to St Patricks Catholic School and then onto a Catholic secondary school in Aldershot called All Hallows. In 2005, she graduated from Salford 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]

Career

Omielan first started stand up comedy in 2008 performing at the Brighton Fringe Festival. In 2012, Omielan performed her debut stand up solo show, What Would Beyoncé Do?! as part of the Brighton Fringe, later followed by the free fringe at the Edinburgh Festival.[3] What Would Beyoncé Do?! has since had ten sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre.[4] Omielan was later nominated at Melbourne International Comedy Festival for best Comedy show. The show went on to tour 12 countries and recorded as a BBC special. It was named “one of the biggest stand up hits of the decade’ by The Guardian.[5]

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.[6] Her follow-up show Am I Right Ladies?! has had a UK tour, received critical acclaim and five star reviews.[7] In July 2015, Omielan used crowd funding website Indiegogo to self fund a DVD recording of Am I Right Ladies?! at the Bloomsbury Theatre,[8] which she later uploaded to her YouTube channel, in February 2018.[9]

On 20 November 2014, she appeared on the 99th episode of The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith.[10]

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.[11]

In 2017 the BBC produced a TV version of her What Would Beyoncé Do?! show, shown as a special on BBC Three, and later on BBC One.[12] [13] [14]

In 2018 Luisa was named a Bafta Breakthrough Brit, she is the first comedian to ever be nominated and supported by the scheme.[15]

Autumn 2018 she adapted her live Edinburgh Fringe stage show,[16] 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.[17] [18] [19]

She appeared as a panelist in Series 22, Episodes 1 and 4, of the Radio 4 show The Unbelievable Truth. Following her mother's death from bowel cancer, Omielan launched Helena's Hospice Foundation.[20]

She currently lives in Birmingham and is supported on tour with her dog Bernie, a Bernese mountain dog.[21]

Television appearances

Books

On 14 July 2016, Omielan's book What Would Beyonce Do?! was published by Century. .[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beyoncé-inspired graduate is latest comedy talent | | University of Salford, Manchester . 2015-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315130159/http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/beyonce-inspired-graduate-is-latest-comedy-talent . 15 March 2016 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Luisa Omielan: destiny's comic. Logan. Brian. 2013-07-29. The Guardian. 2019-06-13. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. News: Logan . Brian . Edinburgh festival 2014: the unmissable standups . . 24 June 2014 . 7 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Luisa Omielan: What Would Beyonce Do?! – Book Q&A . https://web.archive.org/web/20180308162835/http://secure.sohotheatre.com/whats-on/luisa-omielan-what-would-beyonce-do-andndash-book-/ . 8 March 2018 . . 7 September 2015.
  5. News: Edinburgh festival 2014: the unmissable standups. Logan. Brian. 2014-06-24. The Guardian. 2019-06-13. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  6. News: Dessau . Bruce . Bruce Dessau . Comedian Luisa Omielan: 'Weaker sex? My body makes life — men can't even make a sandwich' . . 18 June 2015 . 7 September 2015.
  7. News: Luisa Omielan . . 7 September 2015.
  8. Web site: 'Am I Right Ladies?!' Live Stand Up Recording . indiegogo.com . . 7 September 2015.
  9. Luisa Omielan . 14 February 2018 . 17 February 2018 . Luisa Omielan, Am I Right Ladies?! . Video . .
  10. Web site: Episode 99 - Luisa Omielan - The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith - British Comedy Guide. British Comedy Guide. en-GB. 5 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Thigh Gap . Facebook . 2015.
  12. Web site: BBC Three to publish Luisa Omielan stand-up show . British Comedy Guide . 4 January 2017 . 20 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Luisa Omielan's What Would Beyoncé Do?! comes to BBC Three on Valentine's Day . BBC . 4 January 2017 . 20 May 2017.
  14. News: Friday's best TV: What Would Beyoncé Do; Count Arthur Strong . The Guardian . 19 May 2017 . 20 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Breakthrough Brits 2018. 2018-10-31. www.bafta.org. en. 2019-06-13.
  16. Web site: Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches review: one of the most powerful and provocative hours on the Fringe. Guide. The Telegraph. en-GB. 22 August 2018 . 28 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Luisa Omielan's Politics for Bitches . . 28 October 2018.
  18. Web site: Luisa Omielan's Politics for Bitches review – a truly refreshing voice . . 24 October 2018 . 28 October 2018.
  19. Web site: Luisa Omielan's Politics for Bitches, review: 'Righteous and necessary, but less would be more' . . i News The Essential Daily Briefing . 22 October 2018 . 28 October 2018.
  20. News: 2021-08-07. Luisa Omielan: 'Mum's hospice care was a gift'. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-11-27.
  21. Web site: Comedian Luisa Omielan: 'My Emotional Support Dog Bernie Saved My Life'. 2018-10-14. HuffPost UK. en. 2019-06-13.
  22. Web site: Luisa Omielan: Go out with a comedian? Only if they stopped being so needy. The Guardian. 7 September 2015. Paul. Fleckney.
  23. Web site: Staff writer . The John Bishop Show (episode 5) . . 27 June 2015 . 7 September 2015.
  24. Web site: What Would Beyonce Do?! by Luisa Omielan : Book Reviews 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Solutions. Powder Blue Internet Business. www.chortle.co.uk. 5 November 2016.

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