Lauren Berning

At age 12, after initially protesting the nepotism and general ridiculousness associated with class plays, Lauren made a comedic debut as Trinculo in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Her family, fearing a bored and rebellious teenager, dragged Lauren to improv and acting classes. It was love at first light, she has been involved with improv ever since.

Lauren is a transplant from Santa Cruz, California. She has a deep-running set of tree-hugging values including composting, overtly PC vocabulary and whole-wheat baking. With a passion for saving the world, she moved to Edinburgh in 2009 to attain an MSc from Edinburgh University. Throughout her time here she started To Be Continued…, began a workshop series and performed in the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe. She's quite thrilled that you're enough of a stalker to read her bio and can't wait to see you at a show!

After 5 fun and productive years in Scotland, Lauren finally decided the time was right for a new adventure: Hong Kong! In September 2014, she bid farewell to Edinburgh to continue spreading the good word of improv comedy to new lands.

Shortly after arriving in Hong Kong Lauren setup a new chapter of the company TBC Improv HK, before moving on to Spain to setup yet another chapter there. While still based in Spain, Lauren stepped back into an administrative role with the Edinburgh group in 2025, rejoining the group she had started the journey with.

"stand-out performer, displaying confident showmanship and taking on any challenge thrown her way with ease and with an extensive repertoire of character voices" - Informed Edinburgh

"blazes a vibrantly funny trail" - Three Weeks