Photo of Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus

Photo of Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus is an Emmy-nominated actress, improviser, and writer.

She’s best known for her role as prison guard Susan Fischer on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, which won her a SAG award. She appeared in the feature Holmes and Watson, with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

Lauren had a supporting role in the blockbuster Jurassic World and created and starred in an episode of The Characters for Netflix. She recurred on HBO’s Crashing, starring Pete Holmes and produced by Judd Apatow.  Lauren was also one of Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch in 2016. Her weekly Earwolf podcast “With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus” debuted at #1 on the comedy section of iTunes. Along with Scott Aukerman and Paul F. Tompkins, she has performed throughout the United States and in Australia as part of the Comedy Bang! Bang! live tour.

Lauren’s other credits include series regular roles on the sitcoms Clipped for TBS and Are you There, Chelsea? for NBC. She has also appeared on Kroll Show, Key & Peele, Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Another Period, Drunk History, and the features Blended, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and Matthew Weiner’s Are You Here, starring Zach Galikianakis and Owen Wilson. She has lent her voice to the animated shows Bob’s Burgers on FOX, Adventure Time on Cartoon Network, and the HBO comedy Animals.

On stage, Lauren performs with ASSSSCAT at UCB and Wild Horses at both UCB and Largo.

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Guest Appearances

December 15, 2024

Join Scott and guest co-host Jason Mantzoukas for that special time of year when old and new friends of the show stop by to celebrate the Comedy Bang! Bang! Holiday Spectacular!

August 28, 2024

This is a bonus, Bonus Bang – part 7 of our Totally Todd series. Live from Seattle, Washington – Scott welcomes to the stage his nephew Todd, inventor Charles Dumpster, medical experiment Peanut Parton and vocal musician Randy Useless!

August 21, 2024

This is part 6 of our Totally Todd series. Humorist John Hodgman is this week’s guest supreme as he joins Scott and intern Gino Lambardo to talk about John’s new book “Vacationland,” Thanksgiving plans, and how buying a boat at an auction became the talk of the town.

August 14, 2024

This is part 5 of our Totally Todd series. The Maple Leafs haven’t won the Cup since 1967. “2016 Tour, Toronto Pt. 2” is a special episode of Comedy Bang! Bang!, the 4th episode of the 2016 tour.

August 7, 2024

This is part 4 of our Totally Todd series. Our old friend Zach Galifianakis joins Scott and Scott’s nephew Todd on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang!

July 31, 2024

This is part 3 of our Totally Todd series. Comedy’s own Michael Ian Black aka The Marm of Smarm returns along with Scott’s nephew Todd on a special B-B-BONUS episode of Comedy Bing Bong!