Laura Ramoso

About

Italian-German sketch artist known for her award-winning specials and satirical online videos. In 2019 she came out with her first special, Diane, which won her the Best New Show of the year award at the Bad Dog Theatre, had her traveling to festivals around the country and became the first solo-show ever to win the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival's Best of the Fest award. In 2022, she released a new comedy special called FRANCES.

Before Fame

She graduated the University of Victoria with a BFA in Theatre. In January of 2017 she was in Chicago watching a Second City show when she realized she wanted to be a sketch artist.

Trivia

In 2021 she began posting to social media to continue making content during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her lau_ramoso has 1.1 million followers and features her skit videos. She has created iconic original characters and series such as German Mom, Italian Dad and Girl who just got back from.... 

Family Life

She is married to a man named Gaelan. Her mother was a Medical Officer for the World Health Organization. She was born in Italy but relocated to Douala, Cameroon for her mother's job. She continued to move around to Azerbaijan, China and Vietnam, she took herself to Canada to get her college degree.

Associated With

She appeared on Season four of the FX show What We Do in the Shadows, a show that stars Natasia Demetriou and Matt Berry.