--- title: "Lauren Lapkus: improv, New York Comedy Festival 2026" description: "Lauren Lapkus, an improviser, next at New York Comedy Festival, 6–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/lauren-lapkus/ updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![Midtown Manhattan at night, seen across the Hudson from Weehawken](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/town-new-york-united-states-1600.webp) Improv The Comedy Festival Comics DB # Lauren Lapkus Next on a festival bill: New York Comedy Festival · New York, NY · 6–15 November 2026 Lauren Lapkus is an improviser, actor and writer from Evanston, Illinois. [Tickets ↗](https://nycomedyfestival.com/schedule/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/new-york-comedy-festival/) Sold on nycomedyfestival.com. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who is Lauren Lapkus? Lauren Lapkus is an improviser, actor and writer from Evanston, Illinois. She studied at DePaul University and came up on Chicago's stages, iO Chicago above all, then spent a year in New York before moving to Los Angeles. There she improvises in ASSSSCAT and with Wild Horses, an all-women team she shares with Erin Whitehead, Mary Holland and Stephanie Allynne, at the Upright Citizens Brigade. On screen she is best known as the guard Susan Fischer in Orange Is the New Black and as Vivian in Jurassic World; she has a SAG Award and an Emmy nomination. Her improvised podcast for Earwolf, With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, opened at number one in iTunes comedy. At the 2026 New York Comedy Festival she and Mary Holland gave an evening of improv at the Bell House. [1] [2] At a glance **Comedy** Improv **Base** Los Angeles **Known for** Susan Fischer in Orange Is the New Black and Vivian in Jurassic World **Next** New York, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see Lauren Lapkus next - ![Times Square in New York at night, its theatre and billboard lights](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/town-new-york-united-states-2-1600.webp) 6–15 November 2026 **New York Comedy Festival** New York, NY · headlining [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/new-york-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://nycomedyfestival.com/schedule/) ## On stage and screen 1. Known forSusan Fischer in Orange Is the New Black and Vivian in Jurassic World [1] 2. Known forWith Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, her Earwolf podcast [2] 3. Credit · 2026The Lauren & Mary Show, improv with [Mary Holland](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/mary-holland/), New York Comedy Festival [3] 4. AwardEmmy nomination for Samantha Newman in The Earliest Show (Funny or Die) [1] 5. AwardSAG Award, for Orange Is the New Black [2] 6. Member ofWild Horses, an all-female improv team, and ASSSSCAT [1] ## Plays with Wild Horses, an all-female improv team, and ASSSSCAT. ## Festival history 1. 2026 [New York Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/new-york-comedy-festival/), New York, NY, headlining ## Lauren Lapkus: questions **What is Lauren Lapkus known for?** Susan Fischer in Orange Is the New Black and Vivian in Jurassic World. **Where can I see Lauren Lapkus live?** At New York Comedy Festival in New York, NY, 6–15 November 2026. **Is Lauren Lapkus stand-up?** No: Lauren Lapkus is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same. **Where is Lauren Lapkus from?** Lauren Lapkus works from Los Angeles. ### Sources 1. [first-avenue.com ↗](https://first-avenue.com/performer/lauren-lapkus/) 2. 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