Laura Smyth caused a stir this week after turning up outside the iconic Eventim Apollo Hammersmith to demand the venue change its name to the “Eventim Apollo Hammer-SMYTH” arguing that the correction was long overdue.
Questioning what she described as a: “glaring oversight” Smyth, who won the Funny Women Stage Award in 2019, mock-seriously called for the legendary venue to reflect what she insists is the more accurate spelling, entertaining passers-by as she made her case for the rebrand.
The moment comes as Smyth prepares for her brand-new national stand-up tour Born Aggy, which tours the UK later in 2026, and if this week is anything to go by, she’s already proving herself the undisputed Queen of Aggy.
Following a meteoric rise through the comedy ranks, Smyth, the brutally honest, blisteringly funny, working-class voice from East London returns to the road off the back of her critically acclaimed and sell-out debut tour Living My Best Life.
In Smyth’s upcoming live tour Born Aggy she questions what if all your dreams come true and you’ve still got the hump? Smyth has spent the last few years selling out shows up and down the country; she has supported Jack Whitehall, Michelle de Swarte, Alan Davies, and Jason Manford and appeared on multiple panel shows including QI, Would I Lie To You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Live at The Apollo of which she has appeared on twice.
She’s even beaten cancer; she’s done all the alternative healing you could shake a stick at, and she still thinks everyone’s a d**khead. It can’t just be her, can it? Maybe she needs more sleep or maybe she was just “born aggy”.
Watch the full drama unfold of Smyth’s demands at the Eventim Apollo here.
Tickets for Smyth’s live tour are on sale now and available here!.
