In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some non-alcoholic beer with comedian Laura Ramoso. Laura is a German-Italian comedian best known for her viral online characters, including “German Mom”, “Italian Dad”, “Girl who just got back from…”, and "Chiara". She has amassed over 3 million followers, sold out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s Soho Theatre, and completed a 60+ show, sold-out world tour with her third live special, Sit Up Straight. She was named a 2023 Just For Laughs New Face, and recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their Restless Leg tour at the Wang Theatre in Boston. She is now gearing up for her 2026 international tour with her fourth solo special The Calm Down Tour.

In this episode, Amanda and Laura discuss Laura’s journey from classical theatre training to falling in love with sketch and improv, navigating the pressure of an audience’s expectations, and the difference in creating comedy for the stage versus online.

 

Mentions from this episode…

~ Heavy Weight (podcast) https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight

 

Terms we mentioned…

“Beat out / Beat it out” - refers to the process of breaking a comedy idea into key moment-by-moment story or joke beats before writing it out fully.

 

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Let’s Connect! 

 

Liquid Courage - click here! 

Amanda Pereira (host) - click here! 

Laura Ramoso (guest) - click here! 

 

Laura’s Work in Progress shows (Dec 2025 in Toronto) 

Laura’s The Calm Down Tour (2026) 

 

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Erscheinungs­datum: 19.11.2025, 14:00:00