The Laughter Effect

Tracy-Ann Oberman MBE is an English actress, playwright and narrator who is best known for playing Chrissie Watts in  EastEnders and Valerie Lewis in Friday Night Dinner.  Following training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, she spent four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before joining the National Theatre. She has performed in more than 600 radio plays since the mid-19...

Sir Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, TV presenter and philanthropist, best known for his  Inspector Rebus  novels.

Karen Morgan is a former trial attorney who began her comedy career as a Finalist on Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Mom in America. She has 2 (soon to be 3) Dry Bar Comedy Specials:  Rub Some Dirt On It  (2023), named #4 in Dry Bar Comedy’s Top 10 Clips of 2023, and  Go Dawgs!  (2020). Karen was also recently featured on  The Talk  on CBS. Her latest audio album,  Shiny Happy People Laughin...

Hugh Bonneville is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. His performance on the show earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Actor Awards. He reprised his role in the feature films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)...

Kevin Bishop is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for his roles in Star Stories, as Jim Hawkins in  Muppet Treasure Island , Stupid Brian in  My Family , Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of  Porridge , and as star and co-writer of  The Kevin Bishop Show.