Lou Laurence

Lou Laurence

Lou Laurence is an award-winning, Montreal-based, singer, songwriter, comedian, producer, storyteller, and improviser.

Her solo show, Love, Sharks & Frenching: a hot date w/ Lou Laurence, won Best Solo Show, Best Music Show, and was runner up for Best Show with Improv at the 2023 Victoria Fringe Festival. The show was also nominate for Best English Comedy at the Montreal Fringe Festival. In June 2023, her French solo show, C'est une date. Right?!, premiered at Montreal’s Festival Minifest. 

In February 2024, she produced, wrote, and hosted the live game show, Montreal's Most Delicious Date. Spring 2024, she performed, It’s Time to Love Laurence, at Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Newfoundland & Labrador Sketchfest, and Montreal Sketchfest. This summer, she is bringing, Love, Sharks & Frenching, to the Montreal Fringe Festival, Regina Fringe Festival, Edmonton Fringe Festival with Grindstone Comedy, and Halifax Fringe.

Lou creates shows to bring a room together to share in the intimacy and singularity of live performance. Her deep, soulful voice brings to life her original songs which are jazzy-acoustic in style, and lyrically hilarious. Lou's songs play with timing and rhythm in a distinct way that makes the laughs unexpected and the transitions through song and story seamless.

In Quebec Lou is perhaps best known for her work as lead singer and co-songwriter on DJ Champion’s 2016 album, Best Seller. She and Champion performed the lead single, “Life is Good” at the prestigious Gala Artis Awards in 2016, Enfants Soleil Televised Special, Belle et Bum, Gala Célébration, and more. The song also won Lou & Champion a SOCAN Palmarès Correspondants Anglophones songwriting award.

Originally from Toronto, but based in Montreal since 2011, Lou is bilingual and performs in English and French. She graduated from Etobicoke School of the Arts Music Theatre program, has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Victoria in Creative Writing, and an MA in English Literature (with a Creative Writing thesis) from McGill. She has been trained in contemporary voice, improv, and storytelling.

Lou’s style is conversational, jazzy and acoustic. Her voice blends the powerful, soulful tones of Amy Winehouse and the raw passion of Janis Joplin.

She has coached students in voice, English pronunciation for musical performance, and has led workshops on using Comedy & Improv in Musical practice.