Lou Sanders reveals 'degrading' move cut from Last One Laughing

The unexpected success of Prime Video's Last One Laughing has led Lou Sanders to believe that reality TV could learn a thing or two from the comedic competition.

The series, currently topping the streaming charts on Prime Video, involves ten comedians trying to spend six hours in a room without laughing while attempting to make each other crack up.

Lou a standout star of the show, told The Mirror that the programme's popularity demonstrates that viewers "don't need conflict" typically associated with reality TV shows like I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Big Brother. "We don't need the cast to be outrageous - we can just let people be people," she stated.

The 46-year-old, who was born in Barnstaple, North Devon, added: "There doesn't need to be a Nigel Farage-shaped bomb thrown in. It can just be people who get on and that's interesting.

"Warm telly is not boring or cuddly - it is really fun and can be explosive in a different way that's not hate-led. It doesn't mean it's boring or lacking in edge. It's just lacking in hate - and we've got the internet for hate. TV should be a distraction."

Lou confessed that she's "never been recognised so much" in her career due to the show but expressed gratitude that some scenes were left out during editing.

"I actually emailed an exec yesterday and said, 'Thanks so much for not putting the bit in where I fart on Rob Beckett's leg," she chuckled. "I don't think that would have been good for business."

She recalled: "It was done, if you can believe, in a classy way. I knew he would find it funny so it was tactical really. I had to do it - I'm there to win."

However, the daring move failed to pay off, as Rob defeated Lou in the competition. She joked: "The fact that he beat me and I still degraded myself - it's not ideal. We'd all gone mad at that point."

Although Lou thoroughly enjoyed her time on the show, she revealed that the cast members haven't kept in close touch due to their hectic schedules. "Everyone's so busy so they just go back to their lives," she explained.

"It's so sad actually. I want season two, but I want all the same people. It's the only way we hang out. I need to do a podcast so I can see my friends."

Lou is, however, is brewing a plan with fellow contestant Harriet Kemsley. "I'd like to do a snowboarding show with Harriet but my agent read the treatment and said, 'It sounds like you and Harriet just want to go snowboarding,'" she shared.

The idea for the show involves the two comedians working as chalet girls and catering to other comedians, capitalizing on their clumsiness for entertainment value. Nevertheless, Lou is uncertain whether TV executives are ready to send her and Harriet on a six-month vacation.

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