After an acclaimed sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe run that received 9 x 4-star reviews and a British Comedy Guide Recommendation, performer, writer-director and comedy polymath Stuart Laws (nominee Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show, Comedian Choice Best Show) takes his most personal show yet on a national tour.

 

Often behind the revelations of others (as director of specials for, among others, James Acaster, Sindhu Vee, Nish Kumar and Rosie Jones), in Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking? Stuart talks about receiving a diagnosis of autism. Taking us on a revelatory and hilarious journey, Stuart examines how his relationships play out, effectively taking his audience on a date, and catches up on the fact that he didn’t know who he was for almost 40 years. Happily, Stuart now has a chance to not only connect with himself properly but be what he can be for someone else.

 

Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking? also features big pigs, out of place horses, a comparison between British and American toilets, and why Colombian conveniences are a different ball game altogether.

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‘Laws uses his unique comic mind to keep us laughing, and we might not even realise until afterwards what a profound and sophisticated show he’s created.’

★★★★.5 Chortle

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‘Laws is one of the most skilled and likeable comics on the circuit … a deliciously joke-dense show.’

★★★★ The Scotsman

 

‘A tremendous writer and performer…a real insight in to how one neurodivergent mind works. The genius of Stuart Laws is that, through laughter, we get it.’

★★★★ On The Mic

 

‘A very engaging and likeable performer.’

★★★★ The Real Chrisparkle

 

‘Echoes the late, great Sean Lock.’

★★★★ Beyond the Joke

 

 ‘A talented comedian crafting a solid hour of clever, silly, thoughtful and surreal comedy from feelings of social alienation?’

★★★★ The Mumble

 

‘Every line is punchy and clever and packed full of jokes, successful call-backs, and anecdotes.’

 ★★★★ EdFringeReview

 

 ‘A really lovely hour of stand up.’

★★★★ Phoenix Remix

 

★★★★ BroadwayWorld

 

★★★★ Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe

 

British Comedy Guide – Recommended

 

‘You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes per minute rate... like a one man episode of Arrested Development.’

★★★★ Fest

 

“He is a joke machine and his last show was so exciting, and this is the show everyone will be talking about at the Edinburgh Fringe.”

Kiri Pritchard-McLean BBC Radio Wales