Cookstown comedienne who shared a mentor with Jimmy Carr holding a workshop at the Hub

Louise Taylor, who counts Jerry Seinfeld as her comedy hero, is hosting a workshop [and lunch] between 10am-3pm at the Hub on February 21.

And she has promised to share her experience as a stand-up and recent finalist of So You Think You’re Funny? with those who come along.

“I did the advanced Jill Edwards Comedy course and I graduated from her course,” she told the Mail.

“I’ve [also] gigged around the south coast [of England] because I lived in Brighton for 13 years.”

But the former Cookstown High student said her first love was acting, and from that she was drawn to comedy.

“I loved comedy so I set up the Scary Mary Sketch Show,” she added, “and that’s whenever I started the comedy writing and performance.

“I was really going for it in terms of comedy performances and writing... and after that I decided that I wanted to try stand-up so I did the new act night with Jill Edwards and I was hooked after that.”

And as for her inspiration, she said her family is a good source of material, as well as her “unique view” of the world.

And this is what she would like to share during her workshop at the Hub.