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Sara Louise Aston
Sara Louise Aston first wandered into stand-up in the early 2000s, aged 25, after three years touring comedy roles with children’s theatre company Theatre for Youth. At her audition, casting director Helen Lomas said Sara reminded her of “a young Julie Walters” — a compliment Sara has been quietly polishing ever since.
After comedy workshops led her from character work to storytelling, Sara created her first one-woman show, Something About Sara, which she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007.
In her 30s, Sara returned with comic ditties and a pink guitar. That is not a euphemism. She later put the guitar down — gently, we hope — and created her pandemic alter ego, Jemima Smallbones, performing solo shows at Camden Fringe in 2022 and Guildford Fringe in 2023.
In 2024, Sara returned to the stage as herself, developing her quirky, kooky and whimsical comic persona. In 2025, she reached the semi-finals of The Not So New Comedian at the Museum of Comedy.
Her stand-up show Sara Louise Aston Wants to Be Famous began its fame-seeking mission at Camden Fringe in August 2025, then continued at Faversham Fringe, Leicester Comedy Festival and the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival — making the ambition official, and easier for everyone to file under “fair enough.”
What people are saying about Sara…
“Addictively kooky.” — Kyle Wallace, G & B Comedy
“Wonderfully warm and idiosyncratic, with a truly unique comic imagination.” — Chris Head, Comedy Coach
“Witty, whimsical, wonderful.” — FONO Comedy Club
“Quirky, original, and you’ll want to go on the journey with her…” — Marc Cox, Herts Comedy Workshop
After comedy workshops led her from character work to storytelling, Sara created her first one-woman show, Something About Sara, which she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007.
In her 30s, Sara returned with comic ditties and a pink guitar. That is not a euphemism. She later put the guitar down — gently, we hope — and created her pandemic alter ego, Jemima Smallbones, performing solo shows at Camden Fringe in 2022 and Guildford Fringe in 2023.
In 2024, Sara returned to the stage as herself, developing her quirky, kooky and whimsical comic persona. In 2025, she reached the semi-finals of The Not So New Comedian at the Museum of Comedy.
Her stand-up show Sara Louise Aston Wants to Be Famous began its fame-seeking mission at Camden Fringe in August 2025, then continued at Faversham Fringe, Leicester Comedy Festival and the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival — making the ambition official, and easier for everyone to file under “fair enough.”
What people are saying about Sara…
“Addictively kooky.” — Kyle Wallace, G & B Comedy
“Wonderfully warm and idiosyncratic, with a truly unique comic imagination.” — Chris Head, Comedy Coach
“Witty, whimsical, wonderful.” — FONO Comedy Club
“Quirky, original, and you’ll want to go on the journey with her…” — Marc Cox, Herts Comedy Workshop
