Lara King

Lara is an award-winning comedian and improviser performing at prestigious venues across the UK. She has written and produced a number of successful solo shows and participated in the ‘Spreading The Love’ tour with the UK’s longest standing all-female improvisation troupe, The Short and Girlie Show. After a national tour with top cabaret trio ‘Fascinating Aida’ she is often recognised as ‘the wee fella on the drum’ in their globally viral YouTube sensation “Cheap Flights”.

Having studied the powerful effects of humour and laughter, Lara developed a programme in Humourology: training and mentoring adults and children to build confidence and self-esteem; improve personal impact; and develop leadership skills through comedy and improvisation. As well as private workshops, she delivers courses to The Kings Fund, The Leadership Academy and The British Psychological Society. She is co-founder of LaughQuake - the global incentive to encourage the production of positive energy through laughter the world over.

As an Associate Trainer with Dramatic Resources, Lara leads several global leadership programmes, including Cisco’s flagship JUMP programme for women leaders. Her work also explores Personal Impact, Presentation and Improvisation for clients including Deloitte, Adecco, Allianz, Orkla, DAF Trucks and Nestle, among others.